Carl Chapman
Military | Captain | Pilot | 344th Bomb Group
Capt Carl F. Chapman Jr. attended North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia.
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James Richard Harl
Military
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James Harl - Bloomfield, 344th BG , KIA
Assigned to 497BS, 344BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Erkeland in B-26 43-34565; shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Erkeland, Germany. 23-Feb-45. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 12649
Awards: PH.
Service
People
Units served with
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344th Bomb Group
Group
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497th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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43-34565 Gratis Gladys
B-26 Marauder
On 23 February 1945, B-26 43-34565 was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Erkeland, Germany. All eight crew killed. MACR 12649.
Associated Place
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Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France
Military site : airfield
Events
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| Born | Pulaski, Iowa | 21 March 1920 |
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Son of James S and Mary E [Fordemwalt] Harl. |
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| Based | 1944 – 1945 | |
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Assigned to 497BS, 344BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Killed in Action | Erkelenz, Germany | 23 February 1945 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Erkeland in B-26 43-34565; shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Erkeland, Germany. 23-Feb-45. KIA MACR 12649 |
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| Buried | Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Lincoln County, NE | 1948 |
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Fort McPherson National Cemetery |
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Revisions
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| 30 June 2020 18:28:58 | Al_Skiff | Changes to role, biography, awards and events |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 April 2016 12:33:03 | general ira snapsorter | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, events, unit associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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