Gordon H Chenez
Military
Object Number - UPL 31160 - Lt. Gordon H Chenez, Detroit MI, 504th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-72082 5Q-R.
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x destroyed [Grd] and 2 x damaged [Grd]. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 504th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Detroit, MI, USA | 8 September 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH, USA | 23 September 1942 | |
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Based |
25 October 1944 - 18 July 1945 | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Promotion |
5 January 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 18 July 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Osceola, IN 46561, USA | 2 March 2003 | |
| Cuyahoga County, OH, USA | |||
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Other E/A Destroyed [Grd] [2] |
60 miles NW Berlin, Germany | 2 x destroyed [Grd] 60 miles NW Berlin. 1945. | |
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Other E/A Damaged [Grd] [2] |
60 miles NW Berlin, Germany | 2 x damaged [Grd] 60 miles NW Berlin. 1945. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History
