Chester B Hackett Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 713BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Politz as command pilot. Shortly after bombs away reported flak damage which had taken out 1 engine with a 2nd running rough, headed for Sweden. Flak had killed the co-pilot [at waist gun position] and left bombardier with damaged chute. Remaining crew baled out except bombardier and Major Hackett who forced landed. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6533.
He was triple rated, Pilot, navigator and Radar Navigator. completed 22 years of service.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME, American Campaign and Defense.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Meridian, Mississippi | 3 September 1919 | Son of Chester B Sr and Fannie Y [Julienne] Hackett. |
Other Forced landed |
Alt Käbelich, 17349 Lindetal, Germany | 20 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Politz as command pilot. Flak hit A/C. Crew baled out except bombardier and Major Hackett who forced landed. POW. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 20 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Died |
23 September 2018 | ||
Buried |
Evergreen Memorial Park Sumter Sumter County SC | 26 September 2018 | Evergreen Memorial Park Sumter Sumter County South Carolina, USA. |
Spartanburg, SC, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 6533;
- 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 / spouse