Harold J Chapman

Military

Shot down by fighters on mission to Oscherleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37809 'Carolina Queen. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-37809

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Carolina Queen
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

42-39904

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad Penny
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pontiac, Michigan, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 January 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:06
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2506 / MACR 2506, 8th AF Losses, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=294 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database