William Aaron Chalcroft Jr

Military

Assigned to 20BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Left waist gunner. Bob Rogers crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 18-Aug-44 in B-17 44-6275; #4 on fire, crashed Adriatic Sea. MACR 7683. Returned to Duty (RTD)

 

Awards: AM (OLC), EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.

 

Post war:  Served in USAF in Korean conflict, discharged/retired 1964.
 

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Units served with

20th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

2nd Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Hayne Rogers

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 20th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O1695545
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-6275

44-6275

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

3 July 1918

Enlisted

27 November 1939

Other

Commissioned

23 October 1943 Commissioned 2nd Lt

Other

Discharged

30 June 1964

Died

Carthage, North Carolina 11 February 1993 DiedCarthage, North Carolina

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/67327648/william-a-chalcroft-us-social-security-death-index

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