Wayne M Chavis

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 49FS, 14FG, 12AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 11-May-43 enemy action in P-38. Last seen upside down with left engine on fire. Not seen to crash. 15-20 mile SW of Marsala. MACR 16283.



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Arkansas, USA 29 January 1942

Based

Duxford 15 December 1942 - 10 February 1943 Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Crashed

Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK 24 January 1943 Landing Accident Goxhill/Sta 345 Cat 3 damage 2Lt Wayne M Chavis, 24-Jan-43. P-38F 43-2178 - 84FS 78FG 8AF

Based

Youks-les-Bains 10 February 1943 - 11 May 1943 Transferred to 49FS, 14FG, 12AF USAAF.

Died

91025 Marsala, Province of Trapani, Italy 11 May 1943 Missing enemy action in P-38. Last seen upside down with left engine on fire. Not seen to crash. 15-20 mile SW of Marsala. 11-May-43.

Born

Pine Bluff, AR, USA

Buried

Interred Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial