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Charles R Campbell

Born: 26 December 1922, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States
Died: 11 December 1944, Vienna, Austria
Served In: World War II
Branch of Service: Air Forces
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Service Notes: He served as a pilot of a B-24 Liberator, a heavy bomber. Despite heavy enemy fire and severe damage to his aircraft, he remained focused on the target and kept control of the plane as it lost altitude. His courage and determination allowed several members of his crew to parachute to safety before he was killed in action over Austria at the age of 20.

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The Banyan (1943)

Charles R Campbell was included in the BYU yearbook The Banyan in 1943 in a list of BYU War Heroes. Source: Brigham Young University. The Banyan. Vol. 1943. Provo, UT: Associate Students of Brigham Young University, 1943.