Henry D Chandler
Military
Hutchinson & Cortright
Hutchinson & Cortright
Object Number - UPL 24290 - 1st Lt. Henry (Harry) D. Chandler - Pilot, POW on March 15th 1945
Shot down 15 March 1945 in AC #446016 on 28th mission. Shot down by flak after bomb mission over Berlin. Prisoner of War (POW). Transferred by train to Stalag Luft III, Frankfurt; later walked to camp at Moosburg; liberated in early May by Patton's 3rd Army; 3 crew members survived, 6 were lost. Plane was 'TNT Kate' #446016.
AM W/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: TNT Katie
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 15 March 1945 | |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13045 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 13045
