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Charles Presson
First Name:
Charles
Middle Name:
Leighton
Last Name:
Presson
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Hit during a raid on Wilhelmshayen, Germany, he nursed the plane back to England but died in the crash landing. A memorial fund to benefit wounded airmen was created in his name by Readers Digest.
Age at Death: Unavailable
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Personal Details
Biographical Notes:
American Mercury magazine, Associate Editor for Readers Digest in 1940
Family Details:
Mary Exley Cave Presson of Cleveland, OH, married in Columbia SC, also a Readers Digest staffer
Mr. & Mrs. Lemuel Presson (deceased)
Margaret Eufola Presson - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. J. S. Steele - Charlotte, NC, Mrs. J. Thomas Turner - 3302 Rozzells Ferry Rd Charlotte, NC, William E. Presson - US Marines
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army Air Corps Enlisted: 3-42
Military Rank:
Lieutenant
Military Unit:
Pilot of a Liberator bomber, ?8th Air Force
KIA Date:
2/3/1944
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
England
Military Details:
Blytheville, AR, Pocatello, ID, England,Germany
Awards:
Presidential Citation, Purple Heart
Source:
newsprint