Hector A Chavez
MilitaryRemoved associations to 492nd Bomb Group & Component Squadrons as the Diary only covers 306th Bomb Group.
Associated missions, and people mentioned in document.
He flew with Harold Barrett crew. Reported to group on 11 Jun 1944.
Crashed at Brodowiin on 9/12/44 in B-17 Methuselah #42-102969. He was shot down on his 23rd mission and taken Prisoner of War (POW).
Other crew members on the Methuselah: 1st Lt. Earl R. Barr, 2nd Lt. Robert E. Reid, 2nd Lt Mathew A. Myseron, 2nd Lt. Garland A. Montague, T/Sergeant William J. Rauer, T/Sergeant Nicholas Noolke, S/Sergeant Alfred R. Capon, S/Sergeant Wilbur A. Whitaker. Chavez repatriated on 26 April 1945.
Awards: POW, AM w/ 1 OLC.
Connections
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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: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-819257
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-406185
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38453191
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31266031
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33570667
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Methuselah
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 12 September 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Born |
San Yeidre, California |
Revisions
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 8836
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8836, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 275, / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…