Wayne M Chavis
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 49FS, 14FG, 12AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) 11-May-43 enemy action in P-38. Last seen upside down with left engine on fire. Not seen to crash. 15-20 mile SW of Marsala. MACR 16283.
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Arkansas, USA | 29 January 1942 | |
Based |
Duxford | 15 December 1942 - 10 February 1943 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK | 24 January 1943 | Landing Accident Goxhill/Sta 345 Cat 3 damage 2Lt Wayne M Chavis, 24-Jan-43. P-38F 43-2178 - 84FS 78FG 8AF |
Based |
Youks-les-Bains | 10 February 1943 - 11 May 1943 | Transferred to 49FS, 14FG, 12AF USAAF. |
Died |
91025 Marsala, Province of Trapani, Italy | 11 May 1943 | Missing enemy action in P-38. Last seen upside down with left engine on fire. Not seen to crash. 15-20 mile SW of Marsala. 11-May-43. |
Born |
Pine Bluff, AR, USA | ||
Buried |
Interred Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial |
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