Charles E. Barron was born in 1923 in Georgia. He resided in Laurens County, Georgia, prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on October 8, 1941, at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.

Charles served in the 155th Photographic Squadron, 10th Reconnaissance Group, as a Staff Sergeant and Gunner on the F-3A #43-21728 'Sleepy Time Gal' during World War II. On September 5, 1944, his crew took off from Advanced Landing Ground A-39 in Châteaudun, France, for a photo reconnaissance mission in the Angers-Tours-Niort region in France. At about 12:00 PM, their aircraft was hit by flak in the right engine, which caught fire. The plane crashed in the Chillou estate in the commune of St-Michel-en-Brenne. All men aboard were killed in this incident.

SSgt Barron is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net