467th Bombardment Group (H)
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Chappas, Walter John
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Chappas
Walter
John

Chap
Serial Number
Enlisted:
Officer:
16121954
O-769005
Birth Info
Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:
01 Dec 1921

Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
Benld
Macoupin Co.
Illinois
Official Home Town
Unknown at this time
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:

Place of Enlistment:
21 Aug 42

Peoria, Illinois
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:

Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time

Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:

Place:
31 Mar 74

Passing Info
Date of Death:

Place of Death:

21 Mar 2010

Potomac
Montgomery Co.
Maryland, United States

Cemetery:


Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington,
Arlington Co., Virginia, United States:

Notes
Topic
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Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
?? Aug 44
Roster of Combat Crews
791st
Second Lieutenant
Bombardier
05 Mar 45
Roster of Officers
791st
First Lieutenant
Pilotage Navigator
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
106
27 Aug 44
Finow/Oranienburg
791st
Bombardier
41-29375
Lil' Peach
118
12 Oct 44
Osnabruck
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-10541
120
15 Oct 44
Monheim
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-10598
122
19 Oct 44
Mainz
791st
Tail Turret Gunner
44-10598
126
30 Oct 44
Hamburg
791st
Tail Turret Gunner
42-51671
132
10 Nov 44
Hanau
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-51671
133
11 Nov 44
Bottrop
791st
Pilotage Bombardier
42-51671
136
25 Nov 44
Bingen
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-50950
147
25 Dec 44
Mechernich / Gerolstein / Hallschlag
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-50950
151
29 Dec 44
Prum
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48852
152
30 Dec 44
Neuwied
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48860
156
03 Jan 45
Zwiebrucken
791st
Command Pilot
42-50949
164
29 Jan 45
Munster
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-51671
166
03 Feb 45
Magdeburg
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48852
168
08 Feb 45
Salzbergen
x
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48852
169
09 Feb 45
Magdeburg
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-48852
174
17 Feb 45
Aschaffenburg
x
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-51671
176
21 Feb 45
Nurnberg
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-50950
180
25 Feb 45
Schwabisch-Hall
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-49591
183
28 Feb 45
Bielefeld
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-49340
185
02 Mar 45
Magdeburg
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-51832
187
04 Mar 45
Stuttgart
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-49340
188
07 Mar 45
Soest
791st
Pilotage Navigator
44-49513
193
12 Mar 45
Swinemunde
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-50950
197
18 Mar 45
Berlin
791st
Pilotage Navigator
42-50950
Total Flights: 32
Total Combat: 31
Total Dispatched: 30
Total Credited: 29
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