Chester R Gilmore Jr

Military
media-39588.jpeg UPL 39588 Capt. Chester R. Gilmore Jr. enlisted in Boston, MA, on 28 May 1942. Assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 26 May 1944, he flew 270 combat hours before ending his tour of duty on 12 December 1944. The Captain returned home to Medway, MA. 359th Fighter Group collection

Photo of Lt. Gilmore with his P-51 "Pigtails" courtesy Robert B. Hatter.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.

Object Number - UPL 39588 - Capt. Chester R. Gilmore Jr. enlisted in Boston, MA, on 28 May 1942. Assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 26 May 1944, he flew 270 combat hours...

May-Dec. 1944, 270 hours

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-106727

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Pig - Tails
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Medway, Massachusetts

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

Promoted

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History

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Object number: UPL 39588 - Capt. Chester R. Gilmore Jr. enlisted in Boston...