Walter I Chudleigh Jr

Military

Shot down and crashed W of St Dizier, FR on a mission to Augsburg, GR on 16 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-32096. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-32096

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 16 March 1944

Born

New York State

Buried

Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, New Jersey

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a connection to A/C #42-32096 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Changed the label for a Died event to a KIA per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a connection to A/C #42-32096 listed in the "Summary biography".

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3187, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces