Bill Chambless
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Traing accident. Died non Battle (DNB) in fatal crash due to engine failure in P-51D 44-13781 Crockrels Farm/Little Horkesley 23-Aug-44.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
27 January 1920 | ||
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Enlisted |
31 January 1943 | ||
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Based |
17 August 1944 - 23 August 1944 | Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
23 August 1944 | Fatal Crash due to Engine Failure Crockrels Farm/Little Horkesley Cat 5 damage Bill Chambless, 23-Aug-44 ENG P-51D 44-13781 - 338FS 55FG 8AF | |
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Buried |
25 August 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Pleasant Hill Cemetery Fayette County, AL |
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763941?terms=Bill%20Chambless
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=44-13781&Submit4=Go
https://www.fold3.com/record/84050908-bill-chambless
https://www.fold3.com/image/604903885?terms=Bill%20Chambless
http://www.station131.co.uk/55th/Pilots/338th%20Pilots/Chambless%20Bill…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49919764/bill-chambless