My uncle Chester was a bomber pilot during WW2. On one of his last missions, his bomber was hit with ground fire and was going down. There are 2 stories about what happened next. The first was that his parachute didn't open and he fell to the ground. The second was that he made it to the ground safely, but was killed on the ground by the civilians. I don't know which one to believe. Be that as it may, he was a very decorated individual and had a VFW post named after him in his hometown of Glen Lyon, PA. I think of him a lot, especially on Memorial Day. Thanks uncle Chester.
My uncle Chester
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According to this Missing Air Crew Report (MACR), if this was you uncle, his chute did not open:
Search for his name on the Fold3 website and you can find this and other information on Chester.
Thanks. My mother used to say that the official story was not true and that it was made up after the war to protect the civilians who killed him. I guess I'll never know in this life.
I thank your Uncle Chester for his service to our great nation. Giving ones life for your country is the ultimate sacrifice.
Or, maybe the Army wanted good PR and therefore did not want people thinking about civilians and bombers in the same sentence.
