Donald Walter Chatfield
Military
359th Fighter Group collection
Photo courtesy Anthony Chardella.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg.
Object Number - UPL 38855 - From Waycross, GA, Lt. Donald W. Chatfield enlisted in Minneapolis, MN, on 14 August 1942. Assigned to the 368th Fighter Squadron on 16 June 1944,...
Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to HQ Sqn, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2 x damaged [Grd]. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![Three P-51 Mustangs of the 369th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group fly together in formation. The aircraft foreground to background are: (IV-P, serial number 44-14543) nicknamed "Precious Pat", piloted by Lieutenant Ralston; (IV-Z, serial number 44-15007) piloted by Lieutenant Klem; and (IV-D, serial number 44-15394). First handwritten caption on reverse: 'November 15 1944- 369th FS Lts. Ralston (P), Klem (Z), [illegible] (D).' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '15/11/44 369th Fighter Squadron, 3](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377226.jpg.webp?itok=RQw6Mu-P)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Miss Jo Pete E Jr
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Patricia Marihelen
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 354th Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
7060 NY-104, Oswego, NY 13126, USA | 29 December 1920 | Son of William C and Celeste Chatfield. |
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Enlisted |
Syracuse, NY, USA | 16 April 1943 | |
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Based |
East Wretham | 14 June 1944 - 21 January 1945 | Assigned to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 15 September 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Crashed |
France | 3 October 1944 | Crash-landed P-51B 43-6917 France 3-Oct-44 - Lt Donald W Chatfield RTD |
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Other Transferred |
Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK | 9 December 1944 | Transferred to HQ Sqn, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Sint-Truiden, Belgium | 15 December 1944 | Force-landed P-51B 42-106876 15-Dec-44 LG A-92 Belgium - Lt Donald W Chatfield RTD |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 21 January 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Syracuse, NY, USA | 31 March 2005 | |
| Waycross, GA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Excelsior, MN 55331, USA | Woodside Cemetery Shorewood Hennepin County, MN |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/93681385-donald-w-chatfield
https://www.fold3.com/image/114323221?terms=Donald%20W%20Chatfield
https://www.fold3.com/page/86640281-donald-w-chatfield/facts
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Chatfield&Submit=Sea…
359th Fighter Group, 1943-1945 By Thomas H. Raines
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118832778/donald-walter-chatfield