Chan Kai On
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by flak and crashed near Zettweil in B-17 'My Yorkshire Dream' 42-38051, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 6739
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Yorkshire Dream
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
China | 8 December 1921 | Ent serv - St Paul, Minnesota |
Other Killed in action |
29 June 1944 | ||
Based |
Molesworth | 29 June 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried/ Commemorated |
Oakland CemeterySaint Paul, Ramsey County, MN | Oakland Cemetery Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 6739 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6739