William Patterson Chattaway

Military

Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1 x kill [Air] and 2 x damaged [Air]. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-76364

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

W3423

  • Aircraft Type: Spitfire
  • Unit: 67th Observation Group 107th Reconnaissance Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington County, PA, USA 8 February 1919

Based

Duxford 21 February 1944 - 10 March 1944 Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Transferred

Boxted, Colchester, UK 10 March 1944 Transferred to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Altona, Hamburg, Germany 15 April 1944 Fw190 destroyed Altona 15-Apr-44. P-47D 42-76364.

Other

E/A Damaged [2]

Altona, Hamburg, Germany 15 April 1944 2 x Fw190 damaged Altona 15-Apr-44. P-47D 42-76364.

Died

Dallas County, TX, USA 8 January 1991

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Monongahela, PA 15063, USA

Buried

13005 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75243, USA Restland Memorial Park Dallas Dallas County, TX

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/21332443-william-p-chattaway
https://www.fold3.com/page/85196913-william-p-s-s-chattaway/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/29099736
https://www.fold3.com/image/28659341
https://www.fold3.com/image/28659352
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_056.php
http://aces.safarikovi.org/victories/doc/usaf.aerial.victory.credits-ww…
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/56-chattaway-15april44.j…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103087529/william-patterson-chattaw…

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/21332443-william-p-chattaway
https://www.fold3.com/page/85196913-william-p-s-s-chattaway/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/29099736
https://www.fold3.com/image/28659341
https://www.fold3.com/image/28659352
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103087529/william-patterson-chattaw…

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Combined two entries for William P Chattaway. This entry now includes information from the following source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list