Steve Joseph Chetneky
MilitaryAssigned to 862BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. Co-pilot B-17. Transferred to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, killed flying F-86A 47-0635 in crash caused by Mech Failure. 6-May-50.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Trenton, NJ, USA | 13 May 1919 | Son of John and Anna Chetneky. |
Enlisted |
Atlantic City, NJ, USA | 7 December 1942 | |
Based |
Fowlmere | 5 December 1944 - 4 June 1945 | Transferred to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Williams AFB, Mesa, AZ 85212, USA | 30 October 1946 | Landing Accident Williams AFB, AZ Cat 3 damage 1Lt Steve J Chetneky, 30-Oct-46. P-80A 44-85343 - A-2 3010AFBU TC |
Died |
March Air Reserve Base, CA, USA | 6 May 1950 | Killed due to Mech Failure March AFB, Riverside County, CA F-86A 47-0635 - 94FS 1FIG 15AF |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Based |
Debach | 5 December 1944 | Assigned to 862BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Hamilton Township, NJ, USA | Saint Stephens Roman Catholic Cemetery Hamilton Mercer County, NJ |
Revisions
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Chetneky&Submit=Sear…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Chetneky&Submit7…
https://www.fold3.com/image/318736899
https://www.fold3.com/record/16053137-steve-chetneky
http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/doc/usaf.aerial.victory.credits-ww…
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_chetneky_s_j.php
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180115704/steve-joseph-chetneky
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php