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Henry Chism had a distinguished military career, serving overseas as a Bombardier in a B-24 Liberator group in the 9th Air Force in World War II.
Group: 98th Bombardment Group
Squadron: 345th Bomb Squadron
Based: Egypt, North Africa in 1942.
Cadets attended a number of flight schools as they learned the job that would become their military occupational specialty or MOS. Henry Chism was a product of those schools.
Love Field, Dallas Texas
Sept. 17, 1940 - Oct. 26, 1940
Municipal Airport, Columbia, S.C.
Jan. 8, 1941 - Aug. 20, 1941
Barracks 613
Maxwell Field, AL
Aug. 21, 1941 - Nov. 30, 1941
Albuquerque, N.M.
Dec. 5, 1941 - Mar. 6, 1942
Bomb Training School, US Air Base
Albuquerque, N.M.
Mar. 7, 1941 - Apr 1, 1941
345th Bomb Squadron
98th Bomb Group
Ft. Myers, FL
Apr. 8, 1942
Artifact Display
Medals and Photo Display of Award Ceremony of Henry Chism
Portrait of Henry Chism
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