Chandler, Van Edgar, Col

Deceased
 
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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
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Home State
Texas
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 

Headquarters Air Force Air Force Commander Air Force Retired


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Air Ace American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Fighter Aces Association
  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

   


WWII - European Theater of Operations/Northern France Campaign (1944)
From Month/Year
July / 1944
To Month/Year
September / 1944

Description
(Northern France Campaign 25 July to 14 September 1944) Bombardment along a five-mile stretch of the German line enabled the Allies to break through on 25 July. While some armored forces drove southward into Brittany, others fanned out to the east and, overcoming a desperate counterattack, executed a pincers movement that trapped many Germans in a pocket at Falaise. The enemy fell back on the Siegfried Line, and by mid-September 1944 nearly all of France had been liberated. During these operations in France, while light and medium bombers and fighter-bomber aircraft of Ninth Air Force had been engaged in close support and interdictory operations, Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces had continued their strategic bombing.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
July / 1944
To Month/Year
September / 1944
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
Personal Memories
   
Units Participated in Operation

762nd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy

355th Wing - Desert Lightning

 
My Photos From This Battle or Operation
No Available Photos

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