Chauncy R Rowan
Military
Rear row - Earl C. Main, Joseph C. McDonald, Charles O.Durant, John F. Starr, Arthur C. Bergeron, Lt Bayard C. Auchincloss, Joseph B. Brooks, Chauncy Rowan, William W. Hargus, John H. Winder, James E. Murray, Harold P. Paslay.
Middle row - Gerald P. Devine, Abel H. Garey, Robert E. Fortier, Charles W. Dinse, Major William J. Price, Joseph F. Furness, Lt Goffred F. Moretto, Capt Wayne K. Blickenstaff, Robert S. Hart, John A. Sullivan.
Front row - Major Dewey E. Newhart, unknown mascot, Maj. Stanley R. Pidduck,
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A47828-69067AC.
Object Number - UPL 22893 - Pilots of the 350th Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group, pose in front of a Republic P-47 at an airbase In England in Spring 1944. Rear row -...
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Niederort in P-47 42-76280 on 21 May 44.
A Prisoner of War (POW) : I was accused of strafing civilians, referred to in book 'Master Interrogator' by Schaarf, section 'Grieswald Eight' Gestapo involved as a' Terrer Fleiger'.Flew a total of 64 missions.
4 Air Medals; 2 Dist Flying Crosses; ETO medal; Purple Heart; POW medal;Unit Citation
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Elmira, New York | 10 July 1920 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 21 May 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4990 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database