Homer Edwin Chatfield
MilitaryAssigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Assisted wounded ball turret gunner S/Sgt Walter J Molzon with 1st aid dressing during running fight with Me109's on return from Schweinfurt in B-17 42-29741. 14-Oct-43
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korea and rising to rank of Colonel.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17065567 / O-738094
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Corn State Terror
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 368th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers 324th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hartford County, CT, USA | 2 November 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT, USA | 24 February 1941 | |
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Died |
Salem, OR, USA | 28 December 2004 | |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Portland, OR, USA | Willamette National Cemetery Portland Multnomah County Oregon, USA |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/page/29730687_homer_e%20chatfield/details/
The US Eighth Air Force in Europe: Black Thursday Blood and Oil, Vol 2, Volume 2 By Martin Bowman
http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Documents/1963/1063forts.pdf
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