William Sanders Chappell Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURWilliam Chappell was Radio Operator/Gunner on board B-24H #42-52226 when it fell out of formation after fighter attacks on a return from a mission to Genshagen near Berlin on 6 March 1944. The crew baled over the IJsselmeer, Holland, with three rescued and seven drowned, including William. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063523 at enlistment, then O-687662
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16061076 at enlistment, then O-746308
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16082294 at enlistment, then O-690377
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17054896 at enlistment, then O-688935
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37228561
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
2 July 1924 | Tennessee, United States | |
Enlisted |
7 December 1942 | Ft Bliss, El Paso, Texas | |
Other bailed out |
6 March 1944 | of B-24H #42-52226, over Noord-Holland | |
Other Killed In Action |
6 March 1944 | landed in the Ijsselmeer, The Netherlands, and drowned | |
Other body found |
14 April 1944 | in the waters of the Ijsselmeer, SW of Volendam, Noord-Holland Province, The Netherlands | |
Buried |
25 April 1944 | at the Oosterbegraafplaats (Eastern Cemetery) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands | |
El Paso County, Texas | |||
Buried |
after the liberation of the area, his remains were buried at the Margraten American Temporary Cemetery, The Netherlands | ||
Buried |
after the war, William’s remains were brought to the US, where he rests at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, Texas |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2970, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, The Liberator Men of Old Buc