World War II Honoree

Anthony Chachula

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Irvington, New Jersey

Honored By

Colonel Bernard M. Chachula

Relationship

Son

MUNITIONS WORKER (901) SUPPORTING B-17S DEPLOYED AT DEOPHAM GREEN, ENGLAND. SERVED FROM JANUARY 2, 1943 TO OCTOBER 27, 1945. ASSIGNED TO THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 452ND BOMB GROUP (H), 729TH BOMB SQUADRON. ARMY SERIAL NO. 32602433-T43-43-AB. LOADED AND STORED AMMUNITION AT AMMUNITION DUMP; SUPERVISED MEN IN THE AFOREMENTIONED DUTIES; RECORDED TYPE AND LOT OF NUMBER OF BOMBS ON DATA CARDS WHICH WERE FILED IN AMMUNITION OFFICE. MARKED BOMBS FOR TYPE BY USING THE ARMY ORDNANCE IDENTIFICATION COLOR CODE. ATTENDED ORDNANCE SCHOOL IN LANSING, MICHIGAN FOR AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT (3 WEEK COURSE, 1943).