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CHILCOAT, James Maurice - Date of
birth
4 January 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Parkville, Baltimore County, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-688917 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
734th Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 May 1944 - Place of
death
6 miles south of Brunswick, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 5 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lawrence R. Chilcoat (father)
Mary E. (Fogle) Chilcoat (wife)
Lawrence F. Chilcoat (brother)
Dorothy M. Chilcoat (sister)
Mary E. Chilcoat (sister)
John F. Chilcoat (brother)
Kathleen V. (Dawson) Chilcoat (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50278 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 4591
More information
James M. Chilcoat graduated from Webster High School in 1943 and was employed by the Federal government as a chemist in the laboratory at Alberdeen.The airplane collided in mid-air.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census / 1940 Census, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.FamilySearch.org - Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - The News
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.familysearch.org - Mary Beth Malooly, Arie-Jan van Hees, Bomb Class Book 43-11, Big Spring Flying School, Texas