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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard Chapdelaine

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Honored By

Richard Brodt

Relationship

Grandson

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE. ENTERED IN MARCH 1943. TRAINED ON A B-24 BOMBER. HIS FIRST MISSION WAS IN JULY 1944. SERVED IN FRANCE, GERMANY AND DENMARK. HE FLEW HIS 20TH MISSION ON HIS 20TH BIRTHDAY, JUNE 2, 1945. HE WAS ON A LUXURY LINER, RETURNING HOME AFTER COMPLETING HIS 35TH MISSION, WHEN HE HEARD ABOUT THE END OF THE WAR.