Chester E Truax
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 550BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed on mission 16-ep-43 to Bordeaux. FR, in B17 42-30601 'Mary Ellen II'. Mid air collision with 95th BG A/C. Crashed at Abbots Hall with all on board killed. MACR 15317
Awards: PH.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14003593 / O-793444
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Ellen II
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 16 March 1942 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
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Other Killed in action |
Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk, UK | 16 September 1943 | Killed on mission 16 Sept 1943 to Bordeaux. FR, in B17#42-30601 'Mary Ellen II'. |
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Born |
Monroe County, OH | Son of William Truax. | |
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Based |
Great Ashfield | 16 September 1943 | Assigned to 550BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Creighton Ridge Church of Christ Cemetery Marr, Monroe County, OH | Creighton Ridge Church of Christ Cemetery Marr, Monroe County, Ohio |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285;
- Combat Chronology .
Correction to surname - TRUAX - from FOLD3 MACR 15317
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 363 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia