John S Chapman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down on 6 September 1943 in B-17 #4230010. Killed in Action (KIA). on the mission to Stuttgart, Lt. Asher called for permission to pull out of the formation to check a smoke problem in his bomb bay. He slid to his left about 300 feet and all seemed to be okay, when suddenly his airplane blew up in midair. The parachutes, without the crew men floated down through the air like autumn leaves. It was a sickening sight, because we knew that the poor devils were falling to earth without a chance to survive,This is a statement from a book by Gen. J. Kemp McLaughlin, a leader of the 92nd BG in WW II

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 September 1943

Born

Roxberry, Florida, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 6 September 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 739 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database