Chester Howard Lane Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-24 42-52622 'Fluxuatin Kate'. ETD
Awards: AM (3OLC), American Campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory, Korean and UN medals.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Fluxuatin' Kate
- Unit: 839th Bomb Squadron 487th Bomb Group 376th Bomb Group 512th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Muskogee, Oklahoma | 4 April 1925 | Born Muskogee, Oklahoma |
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Enlisted |
Newark, New Jersey | 14 May 1942 | Enlisted Newark, New Jersey |
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Other Student |
Tulsa, University, Oklahoma | 5 April 1943 | Student at Tulsa, University 5-Apr-43 |
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Enlisted |
3 July 1947 | ||
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Other Discharged |
30 September 1967 | ||
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Died |
Oviedo, Florida | 7 December 2002 | Died Oviedo, Florida |
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Buried |
Greenhill Cemetery, Oklahoma | 10 December 2002 | Interred Greenhill Cemetery Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma |
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Other Discharged |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit Roster / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/FluxuatinKate.shtml