Kenneth Chetwood
Military
Object Number - UPL 31179 - Lt. Kenneth Chetwood of the 350th Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group is congratulated by Brig. Gen. Murray C. Woodbury after receiving an award....
Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 67FW, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Lady Jacquelyn on tail coded 41-6364WW code HL-D removed
- Unit: No 1 Combat Crew Replacement Center 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (No 1 Combat Crew Replacement Center)
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Maggie V
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Maggie IV
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Sabotage Jr
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 February 1944
- Date: 8 February 1944
- Date: 5 February 1944
- Date: 4 February 1944
- Date: 3 February 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Platte County, WY, USA | 1 June 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Francis E. Warren AFB, WY, USA | 24 March 1942 | Fort Francis E Warren Cheyenne, WY |
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Based |
Duxford | 22 April 1943 - 5 October 1943 | Transferred to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Gamecock Terrace, Tangmere, Chichester PO20 2ES, UK | 21 September 1943 | Belly Landing RAF Tangmere Cat 3 damage Lt Kenneth Chetwood, 21-Sep-43. P-47D 42-7882 - 83FS 78FG 8AF |
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Other Crashed |
Gamecock Terrace, Tangmere, Chichester PO20 2ES, UK | 26 September 1943 | Forced Landing Mech Failure Appledrome nr RAF Tangmere Cat 4 damage Lt Kenneth Chetwood, 26-Sep-43. P-47C 41-6364 - 83FS 78FG 8AF |
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Based |
5 October 1943 | Assigned to 67FW, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other E/A Probable [Air] |
30 January 1944 | Me110 probable [Air] 30-Jan-44. | |
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Other Crashed |
20 miles Sth Metfield, Harleston IP20 0LH, UK | 27 February 1944 | Mid Air Collision 20 miles Sth Metfield Cat 3 Lt Kenneth Chetwood, 27-Feb-44. P-47D 42-74618 - 350FS 353FG 8AF |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK | 4 April 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other E/A Destroyed shared [Air] |
Selters (Westerwald), Germany | 12 May 1944 | 1/2 Me109 destroyed [Air] 12-May-44. |
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Other Bailed Out Returned (BO:R) |
10 June 1944 | Hit by flak whilst strafing a train, causing fire on board A/C. Bailing out behind the American advanced line. 10-Jun-44. | |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7 5LL, UK | 2 August 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 17 August 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
United States | 12 January 1947 | Honourable discharge 12-Jan-47. |
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Died |
19 September 1987 | ||
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Based |
Duxford | 17 August 1944 | Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Huguley, AL 36863, USA | Resthaven Memorial Gardens Huguley, Chambers County, AL | |
| Guernsey, WY, USA |
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