Chester Cahill
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Aerial Gunner | 47th Bomb Group
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Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Aerial Gunner | 47th Bomb Group
Military | Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) | Aerial Gunner | 47th Bomb Group
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Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 47th Bomb Group
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Event | Location | Date |
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Born | New York, NY | 18 April 1920 |
Lived in | Croton-On-Hudson, NY | 1 July 1941 |
83 Cleveland Drive Was enrolled as a student at Syracuse University |
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Enlisted | New York, NY | 4 November 1941 |
Died | Sciacca, Italy | 6 July 1943 |
Witnesses said that his aircraft took a direct flak hit very near the cockpit and that Beet was last seen slumped over the controls. The aircraft hit the ground with no one bailing out. |
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Buried | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery | 24 June 1949 |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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14 January 2021 23:16:55 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
14 January 2021 22:57:53 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, suffix, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations |
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