Stanley E Chapple
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. 16 x combat missions. Bailed out due to mechanical failure 19-Mar-45 rescued by civilian and then by Air Sea Rescue Returned to Duty (RTD).
Failed to Return (FTR) fighter support to Lippstadt in P-51 44-72080 shot down by Me109 crashed near Soest 24-Mar-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13438.
Awards: POW, 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 12 June 1923 | |
Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 2 November 1942 | |
Based |
Wormingford | 18 January 1945 - 24 March 1945 | Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Returned to Duty (RTD) |
4374 Zoutelande, Netherlands | 19 March 1945 - 23 March 1945 | 19-Mar-45 - Bailed out due to mechanical failure, in marsh on Walcheren Island, Holland. Landed in the water above a minefield and rescued by a civilian nearby Zoutelande, with a small boat. Brought to a local hotel and spent evening with a local family. Finally returned via ASR and reported back to Wormingford 23-Ma-45. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 24 March 1945 - 29 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Shot down |
Soest, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) fighter support to Lippstadt in P-51 44-72080 shot down by Me109 crashed near Soest 24-Mar-45 POW MACR 13438. |
Other Promotion |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3SD, UK | 31 March 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other Returned ZI |
United States | 30 May 1945 | Returned to the States on 30-May-45. |
Died |
18 November 1990 | ||
Buried |
Cabrillo Memorial Dr, San Diego, CA 92106, USA | Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego CA |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13438 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster