Stanley E Chapple

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. 16 x combat missions. Bailed out due to mechanical failure 19-Mar-45 rescued by civilian and then by Air Sea Rescue Returned to Duty (RTD).

Failed to Return (FTR) fighter support to Lippstadt in P-51 44-72080 shot down by Me109 crashed near Soest 24-Mar-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13438.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-72080

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.

Wormingford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, NY, USA 12 June 1923

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 2 November 1942

Based

Wormingford 18 January 1945 - 24 March 1945 Assigned to 38FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Returned to Duty (RTD)

4374 Zoutelande, Netherlands 19 March 1945 - 23 March 1945 19-Mar-45 - Bailed out due to mechanical failure, in marsh on Walcheren Island, Holland. Landed in the water above a minefield and rescued by a civilian nearby Zoutelande, with a small boat. Brought to a local hotel and spent evening with a local family. Finally returned via ASR and reported back to Wormingford 23-Ma-45.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 24 March 1945 - 29 April 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Shot down

Soest, Germany 24 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) fighter support to Lippstadt in P-51 44-72080 shot down by Me109 crashed near Soest 24-Mar-45 POW MACR 13438.

Other

Promotion

Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3SD, UK 31 March 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Returned ZI

United States 30 May 1945 Returned to the States on 30-May-45.

Died

18 November 1990

Buried

Cabrillo Memorial Dr, San Diego, CA 92106, USA Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego CA

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13438 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster