Herbert A Chase
Military ROLL OF HONOURUpon landing on return from a combat mission that was recalled on 9 Feb 1944, the right landing gear failed on B17F #42-3109. RTD. Attacked by fighters on a mission to Augsburg/Ulm, GR on 16 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31546 'Old Sarge' fell out of formation and crashed NNW of Fussen/Allgau, GR after nine of the crew baled out. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
16 March 1944 | ||
Born |
Kingston, New York, USA | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 16 March 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3227 / MACR 3227, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database