Harold D Chandler
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Kassell in P-51D 'Pitter Pat' 44-13719 30-Dec-44 hit by flak and crashed 10 East of Koblenz Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11172.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Pitter Pat
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
San Francisco, CA, USA | 29 March 1916 | |
|
Other Promotion |
Leiston IP16, UK | 23 October 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Koblenz, Germany | 30 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Kassell in P-51D 'Pitter Pat' 44-13719 30-Dec-44 hit by flak and crashed 10 East of Koblenz Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11172. |
| San Francisco, CA, USA | |||
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Buried |
1601 Hillside Blvd, Colma, CA 94014, USA | Olivet memorial park Colma CA | |
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Based |
Leiston | 30 December 1944 | Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11172 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list