Chauncey Hobart Rankin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Crashed near Koblenz in P-47 #42-8504, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-8504

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Bunky
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Crown City, OH 24 March 1919
Ashland, KY 16 October 1940 2204 Winchester Avenue

Enlisted

Charleston, WV 9 April 1942

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

north of Trier, Germany 29 January 1944 Shot down by Fw190 from 7/JG.26. Rankin was last seen in a chandelle with several German fighters on his tail. He called in later to say that he was hit and wounded and was on his way towards Brussels, but was not heard from again. The German pilot that got him was likely Gerhard Vogt who made a P-47 claim north of Trier.

Buried

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Plot Plot D Row 19 Grave 45

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56649072/chauncey-hobart-rankin

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43539450/chauncey-hobart-rankin
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"Our Might Always" - James William Marshall, page 47

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2131 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list