Chester L DeShurley
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Flight Officer Chester L. DeShurley flew in the 435th Troop Carrier Group, 77th TCS
435th Troop Carrier Group collection
Flight OfficerChester DeShurley served in the WWII European Theater for 11 months, flew in five invasions, and was awarded the Air Medal with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters. After the end of WWII, he served as a pilot at the Sedalia Army Air Field and was killed on 24 February 1946, when his plane crashed while attempting a landing at the Sedalia Army Airforce Field.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
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Sources
GENERAL ORDER # 71, IX Troop Carrier Command dated 18 May 1945: From Headquarters IX GROUP CARRIER COMMAND by Major General Williams and https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58010709/chester-lee-deshurley