David E W Chatfield
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. John Layden crew.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Served in USAF, through Korean conflict, flying cas-evac helicopters.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-836615 (32855270 on enlistment)
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cincinnati, OH | 29 June 1921 | Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Ann Chatfield. |
Enlisted |
4 August 1944 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
7 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
3 December 1951 | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
18 August 1953 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
26 December 1988 | ||
Buried |
Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH | 29 December 1988 | Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio |
Based |
Horham | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php