Chester W Mis
MilitaryShot down 16-Aug-44 in B-17G 42-31634 'Texas Chubby' while serving as Tail Gunner. Aircraft was attacked by fighters, blew up in mid-air, and crashed at Eichenberg, Germany.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Texas Chubby, The JVille Jolter
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychów, Poland | 16 August 1944 - 4 July 1945 | Held at Stalag Luft 4, Gross-Tychow, Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 4-Jul-45 |
Born |
La Salle, Illinois |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8184