Captain
Charles
Frederick
McGuire
Born in California, United States
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rita Mae (McGoogan) McGuire
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 31
in Korea
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jan 2024
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Biography
Charles was born in 1921. He was the son of Edmund McGuire and Viola Stuart. He passed away in 1953.
Captain McGuire was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 28th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Wing. On July 7, 1953, as the aircraft was returning from a bombing mission, it crashed during the landing approach to Pohang Air Base (K-3). All thirteen airmen were killed. Captain McGuire was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/977699/charles-frederick-mcguire: accessed 20 January 2024), memorial page for CPT Charles Frederick McGuire (7 Sep 1921–7 Jul 1953), Find a Grave Memorial ID 977699, citing Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA; Maintained by Mark Utley (contributor 47178748).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Charles by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Charles:
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~3.12%
Donna (Bigham) Biggs
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