Chatfield, James Kishpaugh

Birth Name Chatfield, James Kishpaugh
Gender male
Age at Death 29 years, 7 months, 22 days

Narrative

Find A Grave Memorial# 56117647
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Memorial for Capt. James Kishpaugh Chatfield can also be found at: Lakeview Cem., South Haven, VanBuren, MI: F.A.G. Memorial# 57875510
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He was a Bombardier in World War II in the Army Air Corp.
Missing in Action - Lost over sea of Japan during WW II

World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas:
Name: James K Chatfield
Inducted From: Michigan
Rank: Captain
Combat Organization: 40th Bomber Squadron 6th Bomber Group
Death Date: 10 Jul 1945
Monument: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Last Known Status: Missing
U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal

WW I, WW II, and Korean War Casualty Listings:
Name: James K. Chatfield
State Registered: Hawaii
Death Date: 10 Jul 1945
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Cemetery City: Honolulu
Cemetery Country: Hawaii
War: World War II
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Title: Captain
Rank: Captain
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces
Service ID: 0-725052
Division: 40th Bomber Squadron, 6th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Data Source: World War II Honor Roll

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 18 November 1915 South Haven, Van Buren Co., Michigan, USA    
Death 10 July 1945 Japan    

Cause: World War II, missing in action.

Burial   Japan    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Chatfield, George Eli2 May 187630 October 1940
Mother Kishpaugh, Florence Winifred7 April 187811 August 1935
    Brother     Chatfield, Henry Edward 10 November 1904 14 February 1997
    Sister     Chatfield, Esther Amelia 24 May 1906 25 December 1991
    Brother     Chatfield, Roy Charles 6 July 1908 1989
         Chatfield, James Kishpaugh 18 November 1915 10 July 1945

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
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