Paul A Chaffee
Military
452nd BG
B-17G-15-BO #42-31373 "Flakstop"
Standing Left to Right: Lloyd J. Freeman (BTG), Francis Shaffer (R/O), Fred Richmond (WG), George L. James (TG), Paul A. Chaffe (WG), Donald A. Porter (FE/TTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Charles F. Wagner (P), Alan R. Willis (CP), Henry H. Gladys (B), Clyde J. Martin (N) 466th Bomb Group collection
Chris Brassfield
Object Number - UPL 21971 - Charles F. Wagner Crew 452nd BG B-17G-15-BO #42-31373 "Flakstop" Standing Left to Right: Lloyd J. Freeman (BTG), Francis Shaffer (R/O), Fred...
On the return from a mission to Augsburg, GR on 16 Mar 1944 fighter attacks knocked out 3 engines on B-17G #42-39916 and the a/c crash-landed E of Le Treport, FR. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-684435
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Towenda, Pennsylvania, USA | 24 May 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo, NY, USA | 4 September 1942 | |
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Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | 16 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Stalag Luft IV |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
Le Tréport, France | 16 March 1944 | |
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Died |
11 December 1993 | ||
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Buried |
Annville, PA, USA | 15 December 1993 | Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Annville Lebanon County Pennsylvania, USA Plot: 12-C, 0, 932 |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3194, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
MACR 3194 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database