Lewis William Chick Jr

Military

Lt 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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Rocky
  • Unit: 325th Fighter Group 317th Fighter Squadron

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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

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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

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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JCook Photo Collection & Archives

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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

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Chris Brassfield

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