[Peter Kassak]

Hi Stephen,

So:
Charles F. Bacigalupa was enlisted man.
He was from Maryland, Baltimore city
enlisted 17. Aug. 1942.
Born: 1923
married.
entered Air Corps

So it may be he was in action over France

Other source confirmed, that he died on Aug 8, 1944 as a 2nd Lt. [O716321] and is buried at Arlington Nat. Cemetery BURIED AT: SECTION 60 SITE 8458

he was member of B-17G Flying Fortress crew.The B-17 crew consisted of Jack R. “Tex” Thompson, pilot, David J. Nelson, co-pilot, Frank S. Bolen, bombardier, Charles F. Bacigalupa, navigator, Blake A. Treece Jr., radio operator, Richard R. Collins, waist gunner, Gerald F. Gillies, tail gunner, Warren D. Godsey, ball turret gunner and Henry F. Kortebein, top turret gunner.

complete crew:
A/C #367 (A/A fire)

1/Lt. Jack R. Thompson (P) Bretteville 8 Aug. 44
2/Lt David J. Nelson (CP)
2/Lt Charles F. Bacigalupa (N)
2/Lt Charles (NMI) Sherrill (B)
T/Sgt Henry F. Kortebein (TT)
T/Sgt Blake A. Treece, Jr. (RG)
Sgt. Warren D. Godsey (BTG)
Sgt. Richard R. Collins (WG)
Sgt. Gerald F. Gillies (TG)

identity of plane ois not mentioned but they sould be of 91.BG. which lost only one plane that day:
08.08.1944 serial 42-31367 B17G-15-BO MACR 8079 8.AF 91.BG 322.BS



http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/...releaseid=9862
http://www.merkki.com/bolenfrank.htm
http://www.fbmonitor.com/monitor/200...106/PDF/36.pdf
http://www.91stbombgroup.com/Dailies/322nd1944.html

Hope this helps just from brief google.com search