Chester Peter Hewitt
Military
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Othello D. Smith Crew
388th BG - 561st/562nd BG 388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 45402 - 2LT Chester P. Hewitt Navigator Othello D. Smith Crew 388th BG - 561st/562nd BG
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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: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-770817
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jamaica Ginger
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Captain
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 April 1945
- Date: 11 April 1945
- Date: 6 April 1945
- Date: 4 April 1945
- Date: 30 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
New York, NY | 4 November 1923 | |
| Lawrence, NY | 30 June 1942 | 241 Rockaway Turnpike | |
|
Enlisted |
New York, NY | 18 March 1943 | |
|
Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall Airfield, UK | 16 November 1944 - 16 April 1945 | |
|
Died |
15 December 1980 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
