Junius Whitaker Chadwick Jr
Military
From His Daughter Janice
Object Number - UPL 56016 - Junius Chadwick
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Thomas Hill crew. 21 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Politz 7-Oct-44 in B-17 42-31087 'Boche Buster'. Landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 9758.
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
His Mission List reads as follows.
# Date Mission Aircraft
1 07/20/1944 Leipzig (#113) 42-106992 Baby Lu
2 07/21/1944 Schweinfurt (#114) 43-37790 Lady Luck
3 07/24/1944 Saint-Lo (#115) 42-102393 Diana Queen of the Chase
4 07/25/1944 Saint-Lo (#116) 43-37628 Heavenly Body
5 07/28/1944 Merseburg (#117) 42-97487 Hangover Haven
6 08/01/1944 Chartres (#120) 42-31087 Boche Buster
7 08/03/1944 Strasbourg (#121) 42-31087 Boche Buster
8 08/04/1944 Anklam (#122) 42-31087 Boche Buster
9 08/06/1944 Genshagen (#124) 42-31087 Boche Buster
10 08/08/1944 Hautmensil (#125) 42-31087 Boche Buster
11 08/11/1944 Brest (#127) 42-102398 Dynamite John
12 08/16/1944 Schkenditz (#130) 42-31087 Boche Buster
13 08/25/1944 Henin-Leitard (#134) 42-102398 Dynamite John
14 09/03/1944 Ludwigshaven (#138) 42-102957 Fearless Fosdic
15 09/11/1944 Merseburg (#142) 42-39993 Hell's Angel Out of Chute 13
16 09/13/1944 Merseburg (#143) 42-31087 Boche Buster
17 09/17/1944 Groesbeck (#144) 42-97487 Hangover Haven
18 09/19/1944 Hamm (#145) 42-31087 Boche Buster
19 09/27/1944 Cologne (#149) 42-31087 Boche Buster
20 09/30/1944 Munster (#151) 42-31087 Boche Buster
21 10/07/1944 Politz (#154) 42-31087 Boche Buster
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19101439 / O-761943
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Diana Queen Of The Chase
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dynamite John
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fearless Fosdick
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Baby Lu, Grin N Bear It
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heaven Can Wait, Boche Buster
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Saluda County, SC | 14 November 1922 | Son of Junius W Sr and Nora [Ownby] Chadwick. |
|
Enlisted |
Clemson, SC | 12 May 1942 | Clemson, South Carolina |
|
Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 7 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Politz 7-Oct-44 in B-17 42-31087 'Boche Buster'. Landed in Sweden. Interned (INT). MACR 9758 |
|
Died |
Helena, MT | 19 May 1999 | |
|
Buried |
Beaufort National Cemetery Beaufort, Beaufort County, SC | 21 May 1999 | Beaufort National Cemetery Beaufort, Beaufort County, South Carolina |
|
Based |
Deenethorpe | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Updated Bio and Connections with info from http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1639
https://www.fold3.com/image/38220641
https://www.fold3.com/record/28794311-junius-w-chadwick
https://www.fold3.com/record/84024154-junius-w-chadwick-jr
https://www.fold3.com/record/620819359-junius-chadwick-1922
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=10401
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/480496/junius-w-chadwick
Added as nickname "Possible DUPLICATE" so an admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1639
