Chester Arthur Slate
Military
media-38266.jpeg
UPL 38266
"Capt Cammack and crew of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 6 August 1944."
Rear L-R: S/Sgt John Price, T/Sgt Chester Slate, T/Sgt Glenn Timme, S/Sgt Ensign Ames, S/Sgt Charles Wanke, S/Sgt Clevy Harlow.
Front L-R: 1Lt Robert Harger, 1Lt William White, Cat Vernon Cammack, 1Lt Cecil Haskins.
Rear L-R: S/Sgt John Price, T/Sgt Chester Slate, T/Sgt Glenn Timme, S/Sgt Ensign Ames, S/Sgt Charles Wanke, S/Sgt Clevy Harlow.
Front L-R: 1Lt Robert Harger, 1Lt William White, Cat Vernon Cammack, 1Lt Cecil Haskins.
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16023161 / O-37312
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Limestone County, AL | 23 May 1921 | Son of John Allen and Mary Maude [Lamons] Slate. |
Enlisted |
Camp Forrest, TN | 12 August 1942 | Camp Forrest, Tennessee |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/32164629
https://www.fold3.com/image/605255208
https://www.fold3.com/record/84049162-chester-a-slate
https://www.fold3.com/image/159300916?rec=159301014
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=751
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96539602/mary-maude-slate
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169387047/john-allen-slate
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=751