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DURHAM, Chester Mark - Date of
birth
24 January 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Dallas County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19128200 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 November 1944 - Place of
death
1 km southwest of Threna near Leipzig, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Cornelious J. Durham (father)
Anita M. (stephens) Durham (mother)
Myrtice M. Durham (sister)
Benjamin B. Durham (brother)
Luther L. Durham (brother)
Cornelious T. Durham (brother)
John E. Durham (brother)
Katy L. Durham (sister)
Merion E. (Page) Durham (wife)
Sharon R. Durham (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6140 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Miss Lace
Destination: Zeitz, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic oil plants
MACR: 11126
More information
Chester Durham worked in an aircraft factory.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Los Angeles, California on 14 September 1942.
The airplane was shot down by flak and lost the right wing in an explosion. It was last seen in a steep dive and crashed at 1340 hours.
One crew member survived and was taken prisoner, eight men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com
Photo source: FOHF, www.ancestry.com