Steve Joseph Chetneky

Military
media-31174.jpeg UPL 31174 Lt. Steve J Chetneky, [ Trenton NJ ], 503rd Fighter Squadron.

www.littlefriends.co.uk.

Object Number - UPL 31174 - Lt. Steve J Chetneky, [ Trenton NJ ], 503rd Fighter Squadron.

Assigned to 862BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. Co-pilot B-17. Transferred to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Remained in USAF, killed flying F-86A 47-0635 in crash caused by Mech Failure. 6-May-50.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Captain Lloyd J "Jeff" French and airman of the 339th Fighter Group with a P-51 Mustang (D7-A, serial number 44-11623) nicknamed "Rusty". Image via James Starnes. Written on slide casing: 'Cpt JL French & 411623 D7-A. A/C which Preddy KIA.'

44-11623

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Rusty
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron

44-14390

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Janie Girl Hardluck Jr. Hard Luck Jr. / Irene
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron 503rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Trenton, NJ, USA 13 May 1919 Son of John and Anna Chetneky.

Enlisted

Atlantic City, NJ, USA 7 December 1942

Based

Fowlmere 5 December 1944 - 4 June 1945 Transferred to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Williams AFB, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA 30 October 1946 Landing Accident Williams AFB, AZ Cat 3 damage 1Lt Steve J Chetneky, 30-Oct-46. P-80A 44-85343 - A-2 3010AFBU TC

Died

March Air Reserve Base, CA, USA 6 May 1950 Killed due to Mech Failure March AFB, Riverside County, CA F-86A 47-0635 - 94FS 1FIG 15AF

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Based

Debach 5 December 1944 Assigned to 862BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Hamilton Township, NJ, USA Saint Stephens Roman Catholic Cemetery Hamilton Mercer County, NJ

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Chetneky&Submit=Sear…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Chetneky&Submit7…
https://www.fold3.com/image/318736899
https://www.fold3.com/record/16053137-steve-chetneky
http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/doc/usaf.aerial.victory.credits-ww…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_chetneky_s_j.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180115704/steve-joseph-chetneky

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

Steve Joseph Chetneky: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 31174 - Lt. Steve J Chetneky, [ Trenton NJ ], 503rd...

Object number: UPL 31176 - Lt. Steve J Chetneky, [ Trenton NJ,] 503rd Fighter...