Edward Chlevin Jr

Military
media-31210.jpeg UPL 31210 1st Lt Edward Chlevin Jr 383FS, 364FG, 8AF.

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Object Number - UPL 31210 - 1st Lt Edward Chlevin Jr 383FS, 364FG, 8AF.

Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Detached service 1st Scouting Force. Re-assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. EOW.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-14073

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: G.I. Buzz Buggy
  • Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Augustow, Poland 24 April 1922 Son of Benjamin and Anna Chlevin.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 9 October 1942

Based

Honington 28 October 1944 - 4 February 1945 Assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Honington 4 February 1945 - 18 February 1945 Detached Service 1st Scouting Force.

Based

Re-assigned

Honington 18 February 1945 Re-assigned to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Germany 18 March 1945 E/A destroyed 18-Mar-45.

Other

Baled out mid air collision

Cambridge, UK 1 June 1945 Baled out Mid Air Collision Nr Cambridge Cat 4 damage Lt Edward Chlevin, 1-Jun-45. P-51D 44-14073 - 383FS 364FG 8AF

Died

Tuscaloosa, AL, USA 20 August 2010

Buried

Tuscaloosa, AL, USA 18 September 2010

Other

End of War

Other

Promotion

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Cook County, IL, USA

Revisions

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Sources

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https://www.fold3.com/record/283021123-edward-chlevin
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_364.php
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Chlevin&Submit7=…
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Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Edward Chlevin: Gallery (2 items)

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Object number: UPL 31210 - 1st Lt Edward Chlevin Jr 383FS, 364FG, 8AF.