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CHOTT, Ambrose A - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Missouri -
Hometown
Howard County, Missouri -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17035421 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
410th Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
29 May 1943 - Place of
death
Near Dinard, Rennes, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 17 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Albert F. Chott (father)
Mary Chott (mother)
Bernard Chott (brother)
Norman Chott (brother)
Marcellus Chott (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29692 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Man O War
Destination: Rennes
Mission: Bombing of maritime warehouses
More information
T/Sgt Ambrose A. Chott enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 13 January 1942The plane was shot down by enemy airplane.
Nine crew members were killed, one was taken prisoner.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. James, France.
He is remembered on a monument at the church square of Mont-Dol, France
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: www.aerosteles.net – Cedric Sauteraud, www.findagrave.com