Phillip William Chaperon
Military
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UPL 13273
42-38112 JD-J, MRS GEEZIL, 545th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group. Shot down on 8th AF mission #301 on 13 April 1944 near Lindenfels, Germany; 4 KIA, 6 POW. MACR 3869
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MACR 3869
Shot down on 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-38112. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3869
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751254
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15014509
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802552
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682476
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-744081 Enlisted ASN 13005703
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mrs Geezil
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Portland, OR, USA | 5 August 1942 | |
Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK | 18 October 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #121 dated 18 October 1943, Darwin George Nelson Crew. 21 combat missions. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 | POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15. |
Died |
29 October 2020 | ||
Born |
Portland, Oregon, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3869 / MACR 3968, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database