Donald F Chaplin
MilitaryAssigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to St Ami in P-38J 42-68158. Hit by flak strafing an aerodrome crashed near Chateaudun on 25-May-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5269.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 385th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ, USA | 23 May 1942 | |
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Based |
Honington | 16 April 1944 - 25 May 1944 | Assigned to 385FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 25 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Baled out |
28200 Châteaudun, France | 25 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to St Ami in P-38J 42-68158. Hit by flak strafing an aerodrome crashed near Chateaudun on 25-May-44 POW. MACR 5269. |
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Died |
The Villages, FL, USA | 21 November 2014 | |
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Born |
Morris County, NJ, USA | ||
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Buried |
Mt Arlington, NJ, USA | Ashes scattered. |