Chester Broyles Jr
MilitaryRear L-R: Thomas Sumlin, David L York, William R Cauble, Myron F Boerschinger, Raymond J Bookout, Charles A Piper.
Front L-R: Harry W Casey, Chester Broyles Jr, Perry Wharton.
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. 1/Lt J. A. Higgins crew 579th Squadron Bombardiers.
Shot down 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28676. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 392nd Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11065707 / O-797531
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Sacramento, CA | 7 April 1942 | Sacramento, California |
Other Baled out |
Dümmer, Germany | 29 April 1944 | Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 41-28676. POW. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Bavaria | 29 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft VIIa. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
23 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Enlisted |
27 July 1963 | ||
Other Discharged USAF |
10 August 1963 | Honourable discharge. | |
Buried |
Pine Creek Cemetery Chico, Butte County, CA | 14 December 2004 | Pine Creek Cemetery Chico, Butte County, California |
Chico, California | |||
Based |
Hethel | 29 April 1944 | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Born |
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Revisions
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/bnames.html ;
- MACR 4494 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4494