Albert John Chacho

Military

42-31484 JD-F, 'Mairsy Doats' sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew. He completed 27 combat missions. Killed in Action (KIA)

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

384th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

546th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Robert Edgar Barrier

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17125201 / O-775755
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Joseph Hurley Carriere

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 06858319
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Stanley W Erickson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12122539 / O-886719
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Thomas R Hannis

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 35316522
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Edward Thomas Kaloc

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33732852
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-31484

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Mairsy Doats
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

764

Date: 27 December 1944

Places

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

The damaged tail of a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-7527) of the 78th Fighter Group.

Manston

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Newtown, CT	22 August 1925	Son of Albert and Mary Chacho.
Enlisted	Bridgeport, CT	13 October 1943
Died	Manston, Ramsgate, Kent CT12, UK	27 December 1944	Lead squadron. Sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew.
Buried		28 December 1944	Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Buried	Saint Michaels Cemetery, Stratford, CT		Re-Interred Saint Michaels Cemetery Stratford, Fairfield County, CT