F/O Charles T. Cockrell, co-pilot of the B-17 42-5053 "Bloody Tangier Show", took off from Chevelston, UK on a bombing mission to Château-Bougon’s airfield and bomber parts production plant for Heinkel. "Bloody Tangier Show" was one of the 62 planes assigned to this target. After having successfully dropped their bombs, the plane came under heavy AA fire and suffered a hit to its engine, causing it to lose altitude. Three Focke-Wulf fighters exploited their position and strafed the plane repeatedly. The pilot gave the order to bail out at noon. The radioman and right waist gunner were already dead, and the left waist gunner, wounded in both legs, had to be pushed out by his comrades at 25000 feet. The plane crashed in Saint-Colomban during its religious service. The eight parachutists landed in Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu. Six of them, including Cockrell, were immediately taken prisoner. Cockrell was sent to Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Bavaria.

From: http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/29639
After liberation and repatriation, Charlie kept in touch with fellow veterans for many years through both the Pearl Harbor and Stalag Luft survivor groups. Charlie died peacefully from complications of prostate cancer on April 27, 2003 at the age of 82.