Chandler, Van Edgar, Col

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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.

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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

2016, American Fighter Aces Association

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Join Year
2016

Last Updated: Jun 25, 2021

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