Charles Bair

 

He entered the service in march 1942 and served in Arkansas and California.. On 5 august 1944 Charles BAIR  was a tank driver for one of the tanks chosen to escort the commanding general from one combat command to the other combat command .,Upon arrival they found  the second combat command was having difficulty taking a village near Huelgoat. The two tanks were ordered to assist in the attack. During this attack Tec 4 Bair'’s tank was knocked out by an enemy 88 mm anti-tank gun, resulting in his death. The advance continued and Charles Bair was listed as missing in action  The French recovered his body and buried him in the churchyard at Huelgoat.