Michael John Chaklos
Military
Object Number - UPL 60471 - 2nd Lt Michael J. Chaklos
Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Otis Ingebritsen crew. 18 x missions. A penetrating flak wound in his groin over the target led to his death. Mission was to Bordeaux/Merignac, France on 5-Jan-44 in B-17 42-31126. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (2OLC), PH.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 26 November 1916 | Born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jay, Governors Island, New York | 11 June 1941 | Enlisted Fort Jay Governors Island New York |
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Died |
Bordeaux, France | 5 January 1944 | Died Over over target Bordeaux, France |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambridgeshire | 6 January 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a connection to the A/C #42-31126 listed in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
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Sources
ABMC, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
