Richard E Chalbeck
MilitaryAssigned as drop master. Failed to Return (FTR) resupply mission to Marcouray, Belgium in C-47B 43-48938 hit by ground fire and 88mm flak on run into DZ, after being hit, pulled A/C up and out of formation with flames pouring from the cockpit and wings down the entire fuselage to allow crew to bale out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10695.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 435th Troop Carrier Group 76th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32538942 / O-677513
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 435th Troop Carrier Group 76th Troop Carrier Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hillsborough County, NH, USA | 6 February 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Manchester, NH, USA | 16 October 1943 | |
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Other Shot down |
6987 Marcouray, Belgium | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) resupply mission to Marcouray, Belgium in C-47B 43-48938 hit by ground fire and 88mm flak on run into DZ, after being hit, pulled A/C up and out of formation with flames pouring from the cockpit and wings down the entire fuselage to allow crew to bale out. POW MACR 10695. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). |
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Died |
Northwood, NH 03261, USA | 20 February 2001 | |
| New Hampshire, USA | |||
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Buried |
Candia, NH, USA | Holbrook Cemetery Candia Rockingham County New Hampshire, USA |