08-16-2008, 08:30 PM
I just got the info on my uncle Chester Makseyn. Chet was an T/Sgt engineer/ top turret gunner on B-17s of the 615th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group (H), 8th Air Force flying out of Deenethorpe, England.
Chet was awarded a third Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal for meitorious Achievement, a Bronze Service Star Germany and Purple Heart. Honorable discharged as Techinal Sergeant 132nd AAF Base Unit Army of the United States Nov., 11, 1945
He was a member of the crew of pilot 1st Lt J.D. Gerber, the crew`s nickname was "Grumblin' Gremlins"
401st Bomb Group (H) -- Combat Air Crew Data