Chaiet, Bertram L.
Personal Information
Rank | 1 Lt. |
Forename(s) | Bertram L. |
Surname | Chaiet |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | Air Medal, Purple Heart |
Date of Death | 21-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Hailed from Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | HX958 |
Markings | YH-H |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgum |
Burial/Memorial Place | Ardennes American Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Tablets of the Missing |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 3 |
Panel Number | 271 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | O-886099 |
Service | United States Army Air Forces |
Group | 2 Group, 140 Wing |
Squadron | 21 |
Squadron Motto | Viribus vincimus (By strength we conquer) |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 20 March 1919, Brooklyn, New York, USA |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/264/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Please note that this list gives all the losses aboard the quoted aircraft and occasionally these may have occurred on an earlier date when the aircraft was not itself lost. Please check the dates of death carefully.
Last Operation Information
Start Date | - |
End Date | - |
Takeoff Station | Gravesend |
Operation | To bomb a V1 launch site at St. Pierre |
Reason for Loss | Hit by flak in his starboard engine but successfully feathered the unit. Later crashed into the sea and exploded on impact. |