World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles E. Bacon
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Crawley County, Colorado
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, 400TH SQUADRON 'BLACK PIRATES', 90TH BOMB GROUP (JOLLY ROGERS), FIFTH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. ON JUNE 6, 1945, HE WAS ONBOARD A PLANE PILOTED BY HANS WILLIAMS WHICH CRASHED KILLING ALL THE CREW AND PASSENGERS. THEY WERE FLYING TO MANILA FOR LEAVE. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 14608. AWARDED: AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.