Name | Chacho, Albert John ‡ |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 31406181 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #132 dated 8 July 1944, effective 8 July 1944. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 27 December 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Saint Michaels Cemetery, Stratford, Connecticut |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Davis, L K (IO), Jr⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Somers, James Lowell⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Stutman, William Nathaniel⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Fitzpatrick, James Leo⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Finley, Carl Eugene⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Sandidge, Robert Magnus⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
PFC. Romeo, Reno (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Kaloc, Edward Thomas⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Chacho, Albert John | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
SGT. Peckerar, Irvin Milton⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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161⇗ | 19 July 1944 |
Target: Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Höllriegelskreuth District, Pullach, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97251⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
163⇗ | 21 July 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102620⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
165⇗ | 25 July 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Montreuil-sur-Lozon, Le Châtel, & La Chapelle en Juger, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
166⇗ | 28 July 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil & Chemical Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
168⇗ | 31 July 1944 |
Target: Aero Engine Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, High Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
169⇗ | 1 August 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge Type: Transportation Location: Chartres, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102601⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
170⇗ | 3 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit H Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
171⇗ | 4 August 1944 |
Target: Rocket Research & Development Complex Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Peenemünde, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102601⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
173⇗ | 5 August 1944 |
Target: Luftwaffe Controlling Station Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Langenhagen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High section lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
175⇗ | 8 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical - Enemy Strong Points Type: Military Location: Bretteville-sur-Laize, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
177⇗ | 11 August 1944 |
Target: Tactical: Coastal Artillery Emplacements Type: Military Location: Brest, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
178⇗ | 12 August 1944 |
Target: "Landing Ground" Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: La Perthe, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37971⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
180⇗ | 14 August 1944 |
Target: Echterdingen Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Tail Gunner | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy and hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107121⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit D Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8008⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group lead. PFF ship. On bomb run was forced to maneuver out from under high group, and therefore had to make a second run. By that time the target was no longer visible, then the PFF equipment failed so the group dropped on the wing lead's smoke marker, with poor results. Sortie Report⇗ |
201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. PFF ship. Landed away in Brussels due to flak damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97948⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
208⇗ | 9 October 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
211⇗ | 15 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron deputy. Hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38616⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
215⇗ | 25 October 1944 |
Target: Nordstern Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Gee-H ship. Gee-H equipment failed on the bomb run, so group lead resumed control. Sortie Report⇗ |
221⇗ | 6 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bottrop (Welheim), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. PFF ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
225⇗ | 11 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107125⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Gee-H ship; low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
229⇗ | 25 November 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Aldermaston, due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
231⇗ | 27 November 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Offenburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 44‑8007⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead; PFF and Gee-H ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
244⇗ | 27 December 1944 |
Target: Bridge (Tactical) Type: Transportation Location: Altenahr, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31484⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron. Sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew. Sortie Report⇗ |