Harry Chapple

Military

Part of Sam Oliver's crew.

Crashed on 10 Jun 1944 in B-17 #42-37893 'Bam Bam', RTD.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37893

42-37893

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: 'Bam Bam'
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 June 2000
Texas, USA Exact dates not yet known

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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Harry was living in Texas when Whitney Haskell visited him several decades after the war. Jan Haskell, the daughter of Whitney Haskell, let the AAM know.

For more details and a photo of Chapple see: http://www.303rdbg.com/358oliver.html#

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ContributorAAM
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8th Chronology, http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C">http://303rdbg.com/rost-cd.html#C> / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia