Chandler, Van Edgar, Col

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Colonel

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
1021A-Pilot

Last AFSC Group
Aircrew

Primary Unit
1951-1952, AAF MOS 1055, 25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

Service Years
1943 - 1974

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Texas

Year of Birth
1925

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Contact Info

Home Town Kemp and/or Waxahachie, Texas	Last Address Greeley, Colorado
Date of Passing Mar 11, 1998

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2016, American Fighter Aces Association

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

In WWII he shot down 5 enemy aircraft, damaged 1, and destroyed 4 on the ground.
In Korea he had 3 shootdowns and 2 damaged.
His two-war total was 8 shot down, 3 damaged, and 4 destroyed on the ground.
The location of his remains is unknown.

Other Comments:

Sources:
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=533
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/336_chandlerveweb_a.pdf
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_chandler_v_e.php
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_004.php
http://littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=4
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/214344

1951-1952, AAF MOS 1055, 25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

From Month/Year December / 1951	To Month/Year March / 1952
Unit 25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Unit Page
Rank Major	AFSC/MOS AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Base, Station or City Suwon AB	State/Country Korea, South

Patch	25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron Details

	Type Fighter
	Parent Unit Fighter-Interceptor Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019

Yearbook

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7 Members Also There at Same Time

25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

Buttelmann, Henry, Lt Col, (1948-1979)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	First Lieutenant
Giraudo, John Charles, Maj Gen, (1942-1977)	A23	AAF MOS 1065	[Other Service Rank]
Zeilman, Jerome, A1C, (1950-1954)		42	Airman 2nd Class
Whisner, William Thomas, Col, (1942-1972)			Major
Kincheloe, Iven Carl, Capt, (1949-1958)			Captain
Wiseman, Milton Lane, 1st Lt, (1948-1951)			First Lieutenant
Runyan, Albert Edward, Col, (1949-1974)			Second Lieutenant