Lewis William Chick Jr
MilitaryLt Col USAF retired AAC-AAF-USAF 1937- 1958
ETO Jan 1943 - Dec 1943 (4th FG & 355th FG)
MTO Dec 1943 - July 1944
CO 317th FS 325th FG
6 air kills (all ME-109s) while flying P-47D s/n 42-76021 #10 "Rocky"
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- 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-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Rocky
- Unit: 325th Fighter Group 317th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
31 March 1917 | ||
Other Crashed |
28 July 1937 | Landing Accident Ground Loop Randolph Field, TX Cat 5 damage Lt Lewis W Chick Jr, 28-Jul-37. PT-3A 29-67 - 53SchSq | |
Other Crashed |
22 December 1941 | Landing Accident due to Mech Failure Albrook Field, CZ Cat 4 damage Capt Lewis W Chick Jr, 22-Dec-41. P-40C 41-1350 - 24PS 16PG | |
Other 4th FG Combat Tour |
21 January 1943 - 22 April 1943 | ||
Other 355th FG Combat Tour |
7 October 1943 - 3 December 1943 | ||
Other 325th FG Combat Tour |
3 December 1943 - 29 March 1944 | 6 Victories | |
Other Crashed |
11 December 1944 | Take Off Accident Portland AAF, OR Cat 3 damage Maj Lewis W Chick Jr, 11-Dec-44 C-47B 43-49521 - 432BU | |
Other Crashed |
8 January 1948 | Take Off Accident due to Engine Failure Dow Field, ME Cat 4 damage Maj Lewis W Chick Jr, 8-Jan-48. P-84B 45-59541 - 48FS 14FG | |
Died |
14 November 1999 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/336_c…
"Checkertails" - Ernest R. McDowell - Page #35
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/pilots.html