Robert Leach Chism

Military
media-23626.jpeg UPL 23626 Arthur Shirk's Crew. Back row: (L-R) F/O Richard Hawley-Bombardier, F/O Arthur Shirk-Pilot, F/O: John R. (Bob) Halbert-Co-pilot, F/O Michael O. Ryan-Navigator. Front row: (L-R) Sgt. Fred Windeler-Engineer, Sgt. Robert (Bob) Chism-Radio, Sgt. Milton Ervin-Tail Gunner, Sgt. John T. Coxey-Waist Gunner, Sgt. Charles (Dink) Wagner-Waist Gunner. Photo was taken in February 1945.

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

Object Number - UPL 23626 - Arthur Shirk's Crew. Back row: (L-R) F/O Richard Hawley-Bombardier, F/O Arthur Shirk-Pilot, F/O: John R. (Bob) Halbert-Co-pilot, F/O Michael O....

Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-Apr-45 in B-17 43-38664. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13868



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.



Post War: Ordained Seventh-Day Adventist Minister. Later in 1956-57, he was U.S. Navy Chaplin at San Diego Naval Air Station, ( LTJG ).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John C Bait

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier; Togglier

Aircraft

43-38664

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Memphis, Tennessee, USA 6 July 1922 Son of John William and Sarah Louise [Lallemand] Chism.

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA 23 July 1943 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 11 April 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa.

Other

Baled out POW

Muhldorf, Germany 11 April 1945 Shot down 11-Apr-45 in B-17 43-38664. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 13868

Died

Memphis, TN 26 June 2018

Based

Nuthampstead 11 April 1945 Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/29432240
https://www.fold3.com/image/684552424
https://www.fold3.com/record/88437413/robert-l-chism-wwii-army-enlistme…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191016833/robert-leach-chism

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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