Military
Lt. Colonel Fred Chapman was one of the passengers killed when the B-24 41-23728, Hot Stuff, crashed in Iceland in bad weather, killing all on board, except the tail gunner.
Awards: PH.
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D Liberator, Hot Stuff, was the 1st heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force (93rd Bomb Group, and 330th Bomb Squadron) to complete 25 missions, even though the B-17, Memphis Belle, wears the label of the first 50th mission B-24. Hot Stuff, crashed...
Cemetery
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | 12 January 1912 | |
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Son of Belia G and Minnie [May] Chapman. |
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| Lived in | Grove Hill, AL 36451, USA | 1939 |
| Died | Fagradalsfjall, Iceland | 3 May 1943 |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery | 1947 |
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Re-Interred |
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| 24 April 2022 15:43:51 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, events and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/310762823 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 April 2022 21:33:24 | Kickapoo | Changes to biography |
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Punctuation removed from around aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 November 2020 10:13:41 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/310762823 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 November 2020 20:31:29 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards and events |
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| 27 February 2020 03:14:39 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 02 March 2018 11:36:23 | Lucy May | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events and aircraft associations |
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101282083/fred-a-chapman |
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