Dennis Raymond Chamberlain
Military
Object Number - UPL 52368 - 2nd Lt Dennis Raymond Chamberlain, 474FG
Assigned to 429FS, 474FG, 9AF USAAF. KIA 3-Aug-1944 as pilot of P-38J 44-23671 MACR 7873. Dive bomb and strafing mission to the Laval and Le Mans area, France. while flying at low level over Malicorne-sur-Sarthe, 19 miles south-west of Le Mans, spun-in, hit a building at Gennes-sur-Glaize, 16 miles south-south-east of Laval. Still carrying bombs these exploded on impact. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 474th Fighter Group 429th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
London, UK | 22 February 1922 | |
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Died |
Gennes-sur-Glaize, France | 3 August 1944 | Spun-in, hit a building at Gennes-sur-Glaize,whilst dive bombing 3-Aug-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7873 |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Basse-Normandie, France | |
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Based |
Warmwell | 3 August 1944 | Assigned to 429FS, 474FG, 9AF USAAF. |
| San Diego, CA |
