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CHANDLER, Berry - Date of
birth
2 January 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Houston, Harris County, Texas -
Hometown
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-440088 -
Rank
Major -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
377th Fighter Squadron,
362nd Fighter Group
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Vaux-lez-Rosieres, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 13 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Francis P. Chandler (Father)
Ruth Chandler (Mother)
Marie Chandler (Sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-26545 -
Data
Type: P-47D
Destination: Bastogne, Belgium
Mission: Ground support
MACR: 11480
More information
Berry Chandler attended college for four years.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army enlisted on 16 August 1941 in Houston, Texas.
Maj Berry Chandler, the recently appointed deputy CO of the group.
Statement from 1st Lt Jack Taylor, who flew in the same mission: "Flying number three position in the cover flight, I observed Red Leader and flight make their bomb run on a wood," said Lt Jack Taylor, "I saw Red Leader's napalm bomb go off, but I did not notice his 500-pound G.P. bombs explode." Flak hit Chandler's Thunderbolt. Before he crashed, he was heard to say over the radio. "I'm hit and going in - give 'em hell!" The plane hit the ground a slight angle. Taylor "noticed a streak of fire about three or four miles from the target, which I at first thought to be someone else's bombs."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment record, 1930/1940 census, Texas Birth index, http://obscureco.wordpress.com/tag/berry-chandler/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, http://obscureco.wordpress.com/tag/berry-chandler/