U M Chandler
MilitaryAssigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-Jul-43 in B-17 42-29798. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR
Awards: AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
*U M Chandler - Initials only* as per burial and draft records.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16044193
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier; Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17088641
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14041258
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ila, GA | 15 July 1920 | Son of Lula Chandler. |
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Enlisted |
10 February 1941 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau | 28 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
10 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Cooleemee, NC | 24 November 1987 | |
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Buried |
Legion Memorial Park Cooleemee, Davie County, NC | 27 November 1987 | Legion Memorial Park Cooleemee, Davie County, North Carolina |
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Based |
Podington | 28 July 1943 | Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 657;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Correction to aircraft made with details from ‘Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces’ Vol 1 , Bishop & Hey
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 657