William LeGrande Chamberlin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
W.M. Chamberlain, Commanding Officer of the 561st Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group at work. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'W.M. Chamberlain, CO 561 BS KAD.' media-380281.jpg FRE 1476 W.M. Chamberlain, Commanding Officer of the 561st Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group at work. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'W.M. Chamberlain, CO 561 BS KAD.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1476 - W.M. Chamberlain, Commanding Officer of the 561st Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group at work. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'W.M. Chamberlain, CO 561...

Commanding Officer of 561BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. On 5-Nov-43 B-17 42-30863 'My Devotion' returning from mission to Gelsenkirchen, Germany, with 2 damaged engines, crew baled out over North Suffolk, RTD. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Liege in B-17 42-31741 Thunderbolt. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5264.

Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

James Edward Zengerle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-789631
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The insignia of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group.

42-31741

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thunderbolt/Hi Fever
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Salt Lake City, Utah 27 June 1917 Son of Seth Chauncey and Ruth Lamb [Robinson] Chamberlin.

Died

8 miles NW Poix-de-Picardie, France 25 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Liege in B-17 42-31741 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5264.

Buried

Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA 8 May 1949 Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California

Enlisted

Based

Knettishall 25 May 1944 Commanding Officer of 561BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Brought in source information from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5264 / MACR 5264, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I. by Bishop & Hey pp. 360-1 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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