Chester William Greenhalgh
Military(Back L-R) 1Lt Billy M. Goolsby (P), 1Lt John N. Savage (CP)(P). 2Lt Paul E. Towberman (N), Capt Richard R. Bowen (B)
(Front-L-R) T/Sgt Chester W. Greenhalgh (R), T/Sgt Donald Bumgarner (E), S/Sgt William Chraniuk (BTG), S/Sgt Harry J. Rothrock (LWG),
S/Sgt Frank Z. Cueto (RWG), S/Sgt William A. Strobel (TG) Harry J. Rothrock
303rd Bomb Group web page & personal family albums.
Assigned to 359BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18079869 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
25 May 1924 | Son of Rhoda Greenhalgh. | |
Enlisted |
Providence, RI | 10 December 1942 | Providence, Rhode Island |
Other Discharged USAAF |
30 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Warwick, RI | 18 July 2002 | |
Buried |
Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery Exeter, Washington County, RI | 21 July 2002 | Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/191857997
https://www.fold3.com/image/657821008
https://www.fold3.com/record/3629951/chester-w-greenhalgh-social-securi…
https://www.fold3.com/record/83456916/chester-w-greenhalgh-wwii-army-en…
https://www.fold3.com/record/721566935/greenhalgh-chester-w-us-veterans…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51741391/chester-w-greenhalgh
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster