Donald Lavelle Chiles
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. 13 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102485 flak set off fire, crash landed Groenekaseweg, Holland. Took 20mm cannon shell to chest killed instantly. 28-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5316.
Awards: PH.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16077448 / O-803776
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bare Essentials
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lombard, Illinois, USA | 17 April 1921 | |
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Died |
Groenekanseweg, Netherlands | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102485 flak set off fire, crash landed Groenekaseweg, Holland. Took 20mm cannon shell to chest killed instantly. 28-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5316. |
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Based |
Knettishall | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Bldg, 118, Rock Island Arsenal, IL 61265, United States | Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island Rock Island County IL |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5316 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database