Richard P Forest

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-17274.jpeg UPL 17274 Probably the last known picture of the 41-23779"4-Q-2" crew. My Uncle "SSG Andy Chalan" front row center. Aircraft was shot down on 14 Jan 44 (MACR 2362)

Added other people associations from the record for the aircraft 41-23779

Object Number - UPL 17274 - Probably the last known picture of the 41-23779"4-Q-2" crew. My Uncle "SSG Andy Chalan" front row center. Aircraft was shot down on 14 Jan 44 (MACR...

Shot down by head-on attacks by fighters on mission to military targets at Escalles-sur-Buchy, France on 14 January 1944 in B-24D #41-23779 '4-Q-2'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: 4q2
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

14 January 1944 Killed in Action

Born

Lynn, Massachusetts

Buried

Massachusetts

Revisions

Date
ContributorJenny
Changes
Sources

Added information from duplicate record which drew on the following sources: MACR 2262 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2362, 8th AF Losses

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