Wesley Oliver Chandler
1940
Civil Engineering
Corporal, Sergeant, Second Lieutenant; A.S.C.E; Kamp Klarke Klan; ROTC Camp McClellan AL.
Hickory, North Carolina
Wife - Norma Lee Sammons / Son - Ronald Wesley Chandler
Army Air Force, First Lieutenant
52nd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group
Purple Heart
Nov 25, 1917
Mar 10, 1945
Lt. Chandler was Killed in Action when his plane was shot down during an incendiary raid on Tokyo during his third combat mission.
Woodland Memorial Park, Greenville, SC
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Additional Information
Organization Location: Guam VI
Command or Air Force: 20th Group: 29th, Squadron: 52nd
Target or Intended Destination: Tokyo, Type of Mission: Bombing
Weather Conditions: Clear and visibility unrestricted
Date: March 10th, 1945
Location: Above Tokyo, over incendiary zone #1
Aircraft Lost as a Result of: Unknown
Aircraft Type, Model and Series: B-29; 42
AAF Serial Number: 42-63564
Nickname of Aircraft: “Cherry-the Horizontal Cat”
An unsuccessful Army Air Force and Naval search was conducted
List of Crew
Pilot Wyatt, Firman E. 1st Lt MIA
Co-Pilot Moore, John E. 2nd Lt MIA
Navigator Chandler, Wesley O. 1st Lt MIA
b Sage, Russell J. F/O MIA
Radar Feinberg, Robert A. 2nd Lt MIA
F. ENG Roshiem, Royal R. T/Sgt MIA
R.O.C. Rushs, Robert H. Cpl MIA
CFC Schmitzer, Louis M. Sgt MIA
Gunner Sparks, Robert L. Cpl MIA
Gunner Richards, Fand F. Cpl MIA
Gunner Smith, Randolph H. Cpl MIA
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