Chester L DeShurley

Military

media-46798.png UPL 46798 Flight Officer Chester L. DeShurley flew in the 435th Troop Carrier Group, 77th TCS 435th Troop Carrier Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 46798 - Flight Officer Chester L. DeShurley flew in the 435th Troop Carrier Group, 77th TCS

Flight OfficerChester DeShurley served in the WWII European Theater for 11 months, flew in five invasions, and was awarded the Air Medal with two Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters. After the end of WWII, he served as a pilot at the Sedalia Army Air Field and was killed on 24 February 1946, when his plane crashed while attempting a landing at the Sedalia Army Airforce Field.

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Units served with

435th Troop Carrier Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Troop Carrier

77th Troop Carrier Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

Revisions

Date8 Jan 2021 22:15:23

ContributorHotelie1970

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Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 71, IX Troop Carrier Command dated 18 May 1945: From Headquarters IX GROUP CARRIER COMMAND by Major General Williams and https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58010709/chester-lee-deshurley

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