Glenn Hascal Chapin
MilitaryETTG, Horr Crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down June 22, 1943 in B-17 #42-30016 "Iron Gut Gert". Mission #1 - Antwerp, Belgium. First 381st mission. MACR 134. Shot down by Major Josef 'Pips' Priller of STAB/JG26 in an FW190A-6. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft VIIA & XVIIB.
Ansen, TX
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36057714
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-738839
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37268722
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31150534
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734915
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Iron Gut Gert
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Texas, USA | 21 June 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Abilene, TX, USA | 23 June 1942 | |
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Based |
Ridgewell | 7 June 1943 - 22 June 1943 | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Moosburg, Austria | 22 June 1943 - 13 October 1943 | Stalag VIIA |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Krems, Austria | 13 October 1943 | Stalag XVIIB |
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Died |
2 May 1967 | ||
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Buried |
Boswell, OK | Restland Cemetery |
Revisions
All entries made by ARowe95 are from:
381st BGMA
532nd BS War Diary
242nd Medical Detachment Diary
MACR 134
Fold.3
NARA POW Records
Find-A-Grave.com
They Came from Over the Pond - David Osborne
The Mighty Men of the 381st - James Good Brown
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx