James Edward Chandler
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Back row: (L-R):
Sgt. Richard W. Catterlin, Radio Operator,
2nd Lt. Edward C. Looker, Bombardier,
2nd Lt. Leslie L. Colen, Navigator,
2nd Lt. Ernest O. Andrews, Co-pilot,
2nd Lt. Robert E. Brown, Pilot.
Front row: (L-R)
Cpl. Charles W. Dufar, Ball Turret Gunner,
Cpl. Clayton E. Johnson, Tail Gunner,
Cpl. John P. Mallon, Waist Gunner,
Sgt. James E. Chandler, Engineer.
Photo taken on 4th August 1944.
Corrected the caption so that it is in line with the 398th Bomb Group website record:
http://www.398th.org/Images/Images_Crews/Text/Flight/Brown_R.E._601_194…
Alerted to this inaccuracy by the grandson of Richard W Catterlin
Object Number - UPL 23660 - Robert E. Brown's Crew. Back row: (L-R): Sgt. Richard W. Catterlin, Radio Operator, 2nd Lt. Edward C. Looker, Bombardier, 2nd Lt. Leslie L....
Killed not battle
A statement from the 601st reads as follows 'Lt Brown (pilot) had a bad accident on board when his top turret man, Sgt J.E. Chandler got a serious flak burst in the left side"
Mission: Stuttgart
Date: September 10th 1944
A hospital admission card for him states admission September 1944, injury non battle. Discharge date: October 1944. Discharge type: died. It does state that he was struck by a vehicle.
He got married on March 11th 1944.
Purple heart
Air medal.
Connections
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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
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Cono Texas | 27 March 1922 | |
|
Enlisted |
San Antonio | 7 November 1942 | |
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Died |
Nuthampstead Station 131 | 23 October 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 171.
398th History, Vol II
