Chester J Natanek

Military
media-43405.jpeg UPL 43405 Flight crew of the By-Golly

Chester is my Grandpa, this is a photo he had of his flight crew.

Object Number - UPL 43405 - Flight crew of the By-Golly

Chester Natanek served as a radio operator/gunner with the 598th Bomb Squadron of the 397th Bomb Group. On 1 August 1944, his B-26 43-34126 "By Golly" was shot down and crashed near Angers, France. Chester was taken as a Prisoner of War and was held at Stalag Luft IV.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'

397th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-34126

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: By Golly
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Taken as Prisoner of War (POW)

Angers, France 1 August 1944

Other

Entered service from

Illinois, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

MACR 9808
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=98102

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Object number: UPL 43405 - Flight crew of the By-Golly