Brother And Sister Serving
A brother and sister are serving with the United States forces, Second Lieut. Virginia McBride, with the army nursing cops and A/S Charles A. McBride with the army air corps. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McBride, 214 West Seventh street.
Lieut. McBride, who entered the service Dec. 7, 1943, is assigned to the Station Hospital, Camp Crowder, Mo.
Her brother, who enlisted last Aug. 10, has the following address: A/S Charles A. McBride, 37675484. 317 C.T.D. Squadron Four, Flight S. New Hali, Montana State University, Missoula, Mont.
Source: Muscatine Journal News-Tribune, February 7, 1944 (photos included)
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McBride, 214 West Seventh street, are looking forward with a great deal of anticipation to the Christmas present which their daughter, Lieut. Virginia McBride, serving with the U.S. Army nursing corps, and their son, Cpl. Charles McBride purchased recently while on a shopping trip together in London.
The meeting, arranged by Lt. McBride, was the first for the brother and sister in a 15 months period. Cpl. Charles McBride had arrived overseas in the European theater of operation while Lt. McBride had been on duty there since April.
Source: Muscatine Journal News-Tribune, Nov. 18, 1944 (same photos included)
Brother and Sister Photographed Together
Sgt. McBride Missing, Was Plane Gunner
Sgt. Charles McBride, 19, serving as a turret gunner in the United States Army air corps, has been missing in action over Germany since Nov. 26. This information came this morning to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McBride, 214 West Seventh street, in a message from the war department.
Sgt. McBride entered the service on Aug. 10, 1943 and had been in the European theater of operations for several months.
Source: Muscatine Journal News-Tribune, Dec. 29, 1944 (photo included)
Sgt. Charles McBride is Liberated, Family Learns
Sgt. Charles McBride, 19, who was held a prisoner of the German government since he was reported missing in action last Nov. 26, has been liberated and is in a camp at LeHavre, France, waiting transportation back to the states.
The message came this morning to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. McBride, 214 West Seventh street, and contained the message that he expected to be back in Muscatine soon.
Monday, Mr. and Mrs. McBride had indirect word of the liberation of their son. It came in a letter from Lt. Arthur Mittman of Muscatine to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mittman, 708 Newell avenue. He told of meeting Sgt. McBride on the day before they left camp, Stalag Luft I, that Sgt McBride had been their since February but that it was the first meeting of the two.
Sgt. McBride, a ball turret gunner on an Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress, has been in service since Aug. 10, 1943 and had been overseas for several months when his ship went down over Germany on Nov. 26. Word that he was a prisoner came to his parents four weeks after he was listed missing. He was at first stationed at Stalg Luft IV. He was on duty with the 487th Bomb Group, a unit of the Third Bombardment division.
Previous to his internment he was awarded the air medal for "meritorious achievement while participating in heavy bombardment missions over Nazi Germany."
Source: Muscatine Journal News-Tribune, May 29, 1945
Charles Arthur McBride was born Mar. 22, 1925 to Ralph A. and Jessie M. Trader McBride. He died Nov. 18, 2005 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA.
Maj. McBride was a Purple Heart and Air Medal recipient.
Source: ancestry.com
