Name | Chanter, Robert William |
Rank | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 14076943 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Flexible Gunner / Togglier |
MOS | 611 - Aerial Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 19 November 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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1st Lt. Lane, Edward William⇗ | Pilot | CT |
Flt. Ofcr. Finch, Francis Nelson⇗ | Co-pilot | INT |
2nd Lt. Lord, Kenneth Smith, "Smitty"⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Wiley, Ralph Edward⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Morlan, Emil Clayton, "Clayton"⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
SGT. Keyser, Carl Alphus⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TR |
SGT. Miller, Harold Arthur⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
SGT. Kobulik, Andrew (NMI), Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Bemis, Forrest James⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. Chanter, Robert William | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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104⇗ | 9 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Thionville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97201⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑102430. Sortie Report⇗ |
106⇗ | 12 May 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97271⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
107⇗ | 13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory. Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Poznań, Poland |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97573⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
113⇗ | 23 May 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Togglier | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
125⇗ | 4 June 1944 |
Target: Artillery Battery Type: Military Location: Hardelot (Boulogne area), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group, Wing Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
132⇗ | 10 June 1944 |
Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nantes & Vannes, France |
Togglier | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Group, High Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
135⇗ | 14 June 1944 |
Target: Coulommiers Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Coulommiers, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41B Wing, Low Group, Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
139⇗ | 19 June 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury & Crépy, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
141⇗ | 20 June 1944 |
Target: Oil Refineries Type: Oil Industry Location: Harburg (Hamburg area), Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
142⇗ | 21 June 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Industrial Area Type: Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗ |
143⇗ | 22 June 1944 |
Target: V-2 Storage & Launch Site Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
145⇗ | 24 June 1944 |
Target: German Vacuum Oil Company Type: Oil Industry Location: Oslebshausen (Bremen area), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
148⇗ | 28 June 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Juvincourt (Juvincourt-et-Damary), France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High group lead, 41st B wing. Landed away at Boxted, AAF Station 150, on return due to weather. Sortie Report⇗ |
151⇗ | 6 July 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Coubronne, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑107224⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
153⇗ | 7 July 1944 |
Target: Me-109 Aircraft Factory Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Leipzig, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑37982⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron deputy, high group, 41st B wing. Lost group in heavy clouds; tacked on to the low group of the 41st B wing and bombed with them. Sortie Report⇗ |
155⇗ | 11 July 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Munich / München, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑31801⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing deputy. PFF ship and unidentified crew members provided by the 305th BG, Chelveston, AAF Station 106. Sortie Report⇗ |
186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑102430⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned with #4 feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to #1 supercharger failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
190⇗ | 9 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑97320⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Returned with #4 feathered. Sortie Report⇗ |
194⇗ | 13 September 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑37713⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft, replaced 42‑37982. Hot camera ship. Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, with battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
195⇗ | 17 September 1944 |
Target: Tank and Gun Concentrations, Tactical Type: Military Location: Eindhoven & 's‑Hertogenbosch (den Bosch), The Netherlands |
Togglier | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit F Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑37982⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron flying spare; joined formation; aircraft struck by flak just before the IP; after dropping bombs on target, left formation, apparently under control; crew bailed out over Binche, Bel.; all crew returned to duty except ball turret gunner and tail gunner who were seriously injured. Sortie Report⇗ |
203⇗ | 2 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 43‑38615⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
204⇗ | 3 October 1944 |
Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Wesseling, Germany |
Togglier | 44‑6141⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
205⇗ | 5 October 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑98000⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
206⇗ | 6 October 1944 |
Target: M/T Factory Type: Industry Location: Stettin / Szczecin, Poland |
Togglier | 44‑6512⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit D group. Sortie Report⇗ |
212⇗ | 17 October 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102661⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
213⇗ | 18 October 1944 |
Target: Ford Motor Works Type: Industry Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Gee-H ship. Relinquished lead to deputy on bomb run after Gee-H equipment failed. Sortie Report⇗ |
214⇗ | 19 October 1944 |
Target: Heinrich Lanz Tank Factory Type: Industry Location: Mannheim, Germany |
Togglier | 42‑102459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
218⇗ | 2 November 1944 |
Target: Ruhr-Chemie A.G. Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Sterkrade (Holten), Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑97824⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Gee-H ship (no Gee-H navigator assigned for this mission). Sortie Report⇗ |
222⇗ | 8 November 1944 |
Target: Leuna Synthetic Oil Plant (visual aim point) Type: Oil Industry Location: Merseburg, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
224⇗ | 10 November 1944 |
Target: Ostheim Airfield & Butzweilerhof Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Togglier | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41D Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |