Serviceman

Quincy O Chaney

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Army serial number

18191235

Rank

SGT (11 January 1945), TSGT (18 March 1945), Sgt. (25 April 1945), TSGT (4 May 1945), TSGT (20 May 1945)

Hometown

Christenansburg VA; Christiansburg VA; Christianburg, VA

Also written

Quincy Chaney

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 66, 218

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Russell W. Foster Crew · 816th
• Robert N. Sinton, Jr. Crew · 816th

Missions placed on him

• mission 142, 26 December 1944 · Odertal · Listed with the Robert N. Sinton, Jr. crew, which flew it per its history (p. 218); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 145, 29 December 1944 · Innsbruck · Listed with the Russell W. Foster crew, which flew it per its history (p. 66); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 147, 8 January 1945 · Linz · The Russell W. Foster crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 66)
• mission 151, 21 January 1945 · Vienna · Listed with the Russell W. Foster crew, which flew it per its history (p. 66); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 157, 13 February 1945 · Vienna South-east · Listed with the Russell W. Foster crew, which flew it per its history (p. 66); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 161, 17 February 1945 · Linz · The Russell W. Foster crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 66)
• mission 162, 18 February 1945 · Linz · The Russell W. Foster crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 66)
• mission 169, 25 February 1945 · Linz · The Russell W. Foster crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 66)
• mission 170, 27 February 1945 · Linz · The Russell W. Foster crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 66)
• mission 173, 2 March 1945 · Linz · The Russell W. Foster crew's history names Linz: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 66)
• mission 184, 20 March 1945 · Vienna, Kagran · Listed with the Russell W. Foster crew, which flew it per its history (p. 66); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 214, 25 April 1945 · Linz · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Aboard a lost aircraft

• MACR 14060 · 44-6327 The Anthony J · 25 April 1945 · mission 214, 25 April 1945 · RTD

Morning reports

2 entries, first 16 December 1944, last 16 December 1944. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1944-12-16 HQ: 748) Edward E Reinke
• 1944-12-16 HQ: TO BE SERGEANT (TEMP) Cpl (611) Allen L Stuck

National Archives pages: roll 579002584 p. 3674, roll 579002584 p. 3985

Statements, mentions and histories

• 12 more statements from MACR 14060 are on the loss record.