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2LT John H Chavis Veteran

Birth: 19 Aug 1921
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Death: 16 Feb 1945 (aged 23)
Provincia di Terni, Umbria, Italy
Burial: Florence American Cemetery and Memorial

Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy Add to Map
Plot: Final resting place unknown. Name listed on the Tablets of the Missing.
Memorial ID: 56361938 View Source

IN MAY 1949 THEY WERE THE THE VERY FIRST U. S. AIR FORCE TOP GUN PILOTS
332nd Fighter Group - Awarded First Place In The Conventional (Propeller) Aircraft Division

*** THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN ***

"Top Gun Commander" - Captain Alva Temple

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2 LT 99 FTR SQ 332 FTR GP NORTH CAROLINA

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Maintained by: Shane König von Castlemaine
Originally Created by: War Graves
Added: Aug 7, 2010
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56361938/john_h-chavis: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT John H Chavis (19 Aug 1921–16 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56361938, citing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Florence, Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy; Maintained by Shane König von Castlemaine (contributor 49774181).

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