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North
High School Wall of Honor
Albert Lee Chamberlin, Jr.
Class of June, 1943
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Research done by Claradell Shedd, Class of 1953. PAGE IN PROGRESS |
| Albert
Lee Chamberlin, Jr. |
| Albert
was a member of North High's class of June, 1943. His next of kin was
A.L. Chamberlin, 1907 Clark Street, Des Moines, IA. Albert's service
number was ______. |
| Albert Lee Chamberlin,
Jr. |
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| Year |
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Rank |
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Status |
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| June, 1943 |
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Graduated |
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Graduated from North High,
Des Moines, IA |
| June, 1943 |
x |
Drafted/
US Army Air Corps |
x |
Graduated from North High,
Des Moines, IA |
| date |
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US Army
Air Corps
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Basic Training in Amarillo,
TX. where and when?
The April, 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields described
Armarillo Airport as having a 1,500' hard-surface runway with
a 5,200' x 4,500' all-way field available. It also indicated that
Army flight operations were conducted from the field. Where you
actually stationed at Dalhart Army Air Field Auxiliary which conducted
training in the B-17, B-24, B-29, B-32, and the Waco glider. |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
Training where and when?
What models did you fly? Where did you train for and where did
you fly B-17's? |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
Flight Training. What
models did you fly? Received wings. What group, squadron, which
# Air Force? |
| date |
x |
US Army Air Corps |
x |
Discharged in________? |
| date to
present |
x |
Civilian |
x |
Vocation, civilian career.
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photo
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photo |
| Chamberlin photos
"in the field" |
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| 457th Bomber Group? |
B-17 Flying Fortress
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748th Bomber Squadron? |
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Albert
Lee Chamberlin, Jr.
Sergeant
US Army Air Corps
Division
Albert Chamerlin photo
in uniform
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samples
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| References |
(1)
The World War II Army Enlistment Records contain information on
more than nine million indivdual enlistments. These records can
be found online at http://www.archives.gov/.
(2) The comprehensive list of names from North High's 1893-2018
graduation classes are from Claradell Shedd's North Des Moines
High School website. The names of North High School graduates
can be found online at: http://www.ndmhs.com/.
Albert Lee Chamberlin's 1943 class page is: http://www.ndmhs.com/pages/yearclass1943(2008.65).html |
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