Chester J Walas

Military

Prisoner of War (POW). May 17, 1943, in B-26 41-17991 on mission to a power station in Holland, plane was involved in a mid air collision with A/C 41-18080 and crashed at Bodegraven, Holland. 4 Killed in Action (KIA) and 2 Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

322nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Added a "-" to the A/C model in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 125