Albert William Chipman Jr

Military

Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-24 42-51523 17-Jan-45; hit by flak, landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 11742





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Karl Anthony Eisele

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-718089
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Pathfinder Navigator

Aircraft

A B-24J Liberator (RE-V, serial number 42-51523) of the 329th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten message on reverse: ‘Stockholm, 11/11/69 – “Dear Roger, It was quite a time since I last heard from you, but perhaps you are busy with other things. I got a letter today from 487B.G. and they told me that B-24J ser.no. 42-100306 was not 487B.G. You told me so in your letter 16/12 1968. I have found out through photos that the plane belonged to 446B.G. Am I wrong? The photo on this card

42-51523

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Full House
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

8 October 1924 Son of Albert W Sr and Frances Ruth [Davis] Chipman.

Other

Interned (INT)

17 January 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-24 42-51523 17-Jan-45; hit by flak, landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 11742

Died

10 November 2012

Buried

13 November 2012 Gate of Heaven Cemetery Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland

Based

17 January 1945 Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the Words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/46703817
https://www.fold3.com/image/538018921
https://www.fold3.com/record/527188765/albert-w-chipman-social-security…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115055170/albert-william-chipman

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ContributorGratefulSonOfFlierEisele
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as per Ted Eisele, Karl's son

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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MACR 11742 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 11742

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 11742 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database