Chester B Hackett Jr

Military
media-50419.jpeg UPL 50419 Col Chester B Hackett Jr

Object Number - UPL 50419 - Col Chester B Hackett Jr

Assigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Politz as command pilot. Shortly after bombs away reported flak damage which had taken out 1 engine with a 2nd running rough, headed for Sweden. Flak had killed the co-pilot [at waist gun position] and left bombardier with damaged chute. Remaining crew baled out except bombardier and Major Hackett who forced landed. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6533.



He was triple rated, Pilot, navigator and Radar Navigator. completed 22 years of service.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME, American Campaign and Defense.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A burning B-24 Liberator (KO-XA), believed to be (serial number 41-28779) of the 389th Bomb Group, captured by the Luftwaffe, that crashed on take off at Wackersleben 13 April 1945, and was deliberately set alight by the Germans.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Meridian, Mississippi 3 September 1919 Son of Chester B Sr and Fannie Y [Julienne] Hackett.

Other

Forced landed

Alt Käbelich, 17349 Lindetal, Germany 20 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Politz as command pilot. Flak hit A/C. Crew baled out except bombardier and Major Hackett who forced landed. POW.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 20 June 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Died

23 September 2018

Buried

Evergreen Memorial Park Sumter Sumter County SC 26 September 2018 Evergreen Memorial Park Sumter Sumter County South Carolina, USA.
Spartanburg, SC, USA

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 6533;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / spouse

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