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SGT Chester Laverne Ballew

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SGT Chester Laverne Ballew

Birth
Cherryvale, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA
Death
17 May 1950 (aged 26)
Ponta Delgada Municipality, Azores, Portugal
Burial
Cherryvale, Montgomery County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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*duplicate Memorial ID #156787410

*16 Americans Die In B-29 Landing Landing Crash In Azores
PONTA DELGADA, Azores Islands, May 18 (UP) An American B-29 Superfortress crashed and exploded today as it attempted to land at the U. S Airforce base at Lagens, killing all 16 men aboard. The U S. Air Force in London announced that only 15 men were killed. It said there were no survivors. (A public relations officer at Barksdale field, Louisiana, from where the plane had taken off, said it carried 16 men 11 crew members and five passengers). The plane, one of about 30 from the 301st Bomber Group en route to Eneland. crashed in a light rain after one of its four engines failed. As it neared the runway, the pilot apparently decided to make another try and pulled the craft into a climb. It went into a stall, then crashed into a pile of scrap lron, caught fire and exploded. All the men aboard were burned beyond recognition. The B-29 had been diverted to the Azores from Bermuda, its last stopping place, because of . the bad engine. The others went directly to England. No Nebraskans were among the crew, which Included Sgt. Chester Ballew, 26, Cherryville, Kan. ( The Beatrice Times - Beatrice, Nebraska - 19 May 1950, Fri • Page 1)

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1930: Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
James M Ballew 44
Nina M Ballew 38
Terrell W Ballew 20
Glen C Ballew 18
Thurman R Ballew 16
Opal R Ballew 14
Helen T Ballew 13
James M Ballew 10
Arthur H Ballew 8
Chester M Ballew 6
Betty J Ballew 2
Bobby E Ballew 0

1940 Cherryvale
-James Ballew, Head, 54, Missouri
-Nina Ballew, Wife, 49, Missouri
-Arthur Ballew, Son, 18, Kansas
-Chester Ballew, Son, 16, Kansas
-Betty Ballew, Daughter, 12, Kansas
-Bobby Ballew, Son, 10, Kansas
-Fred Ballew, Son, 5, Kansas
*duplicate Memorial ID #156787410

*16 Americans Die In B-29 Landing Landing Crash In Azores
PONTA DELGADA, Azores Islands, May 18 (UP) An American B-29 Superfortress crashed and exploded today as it attempted to land at the U. S Airforce base at Lagens, killing all 16 men aboard. The U S. Air Force in London announced that only 15 men were killed. It said there were no survivors. (A public relations officer at Barksdale field, Louisiana, from where the plane had taken off, said it carried 16 men 11 crew members and five passengers). The plane, one of about 30 from the 301st Bomber Group en route to Eneland. crashed in a light rain after one of its four engines failed. As it neared the runway, the pilot apparently decided to make another try and pulled the craft into a climb. It went into a stall, then crashed into a pile of scrap lron, caught fire and exploded. All the men aboard were burned beyond recognition. The B-29 had been diverted to the Azores from Bermuda, its last stopping place, because of . the bad engine. The others went directly to England. No Nebraskans were among the crew, which Included Sgt. Chester Ballew, 26, Cherryville, Kan. ( The Beatrice Times - Beatrice, Nebraska - 19 May 1950, Fri • Page 1)

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1930: Cherryvale, Montgomery, Kansas, USA
James M Ballew 44
Nina M Ballew 38
Terrell W Ballew 20
Glen C Ballew 18
Thurman R Ballew 16
Opal R Ballew 14
Helen T Ballew 13
James M Ballew 10
Arthur H Ballew 8
Chester M Ballew 6
Betty J Ballew 2
Bobby E Ballew 0

1940 Cherryvale
-James Ballew, Head, 54, Missouri
-Nina Ballew, Wife, 49, Missouri
-Arthur Ballew, Son, 18, Kansas
-Chester Ballew, Son, 16, Kansas
-Betty Ballew, Daughter, 12, Kansas
-Bobby Ballew, Son, 10, Kansas
-Fred Ballew, Son, 5, Kansas

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