Koss, Charles E.
Personal Information
Rank | Tech Sgt |
Forename(s) | Charles E. |
Surname | Koss |
Gender | M |
Age | |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 12-05-1944 |
Next of Kin |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ND923 |
Markings | KO-C |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | USA |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Joseph Cemetery, River Grove, Cook County, Illinios, USA. |
Grave Reference | |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 10601590 |
Service | United States Army Air Force |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 115 |
Trade | Air Gunner |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Lancaster Industrial Estate, Witchford, Cambridgeshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Pillar with inscribed Slate Tablets & Metal Plaques |
Memorial Text | In honour of those who served during the Second World War 1939 - 1945 |
Miscellaneous Information
Originally buried in Wilsele Churchyard, Belgium |
Originally joined RCAF under service number R/145015 . Transferred to USAAF but continued to fly with RCAF whilst awaiting transfer to USAAF and was killed in action. |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/10 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/891/9 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-05-1944 |
End Date | 12-05-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Witchford |
Day/Night Raid | Night (85% moon) |
Operation | Leuven/ Louvain- to bomb railway yards. 110 aircraft, 4 Lancasters Lost Most of the bombing hit the railway workshops and storage buildings rather than the yards |
Reason for Loss | Shot down by a night-fighter and crashed in the target area |