John Harold Chaffin
Military
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UPL 48463
F/O John Harold Chaffin, 95BG.
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Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 10-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30272 'Fritz Blitz'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1118
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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- Date: 29 July 1943
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
- Date: 17 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Powhuska, OK | 7 March 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Dallas, Texas | 3 July 1940 | Dallas, Texas |
Other 95th BG Combat Tour |
Horham | 4 July 1943 - 10 October 1943 | Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on Mission 24 |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
Munster, Germany | 10 October 1943 | Shot down 10-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30272 'Fritz Blitz'. POW MACR 1118 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Bavaria | 11 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
23 January 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Fort Worth, TX | 20 August 2001 | |
Buried |
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas, Dallas County, TX | 24 August 2001 | Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Plot Section 11 Site 477 |
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Contributor466thHistorian
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database