Mijn voorgeslacht - Slingerland » Chester Arthur Slingerland (1916-1945)

Personal data Chester Arthur Slingerland 

  • He was born on February 4, 1916 in Chicago.Source 1
  • Profession: until 1945 gevechtsvlieger USAF.
    gesneuveld in Duitsland
  • Resident:
    • starting 1919: 10555 La Salle street, Chicago.
    • in the year 1930: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten van Amerika.Source 2
  • He died on April 23, 1945 in Griesheim, Germany, he was 29 years old.
    WWII Army Enlistment Records 1 Nov 1941 out of Fort Hayes Columbus as Aviation Cadet with the Army Air Corps. At time of enlistment was single.

    Married Halcyon M. Stagner before deploying to Europe. She was the daughter of Earl R. and Aileen Stagner. No known children of this marriage. This marriage is referenced in newspaper articles:

    Abilene Reporter News (Abilene, Texas 7 Jan 1945): Article about First Lieutenant Chester A. Slingerland, husband of Halcyon, blowing up a train and other major air campaigns in France against the Nazis. He was a decorated war hero.

    Abilene Reporter News (Abilene Texas 13 Apr 1945): Article about (NOTE that he was promoted) Major Chester A. Slingerland, age 28 missing in action in Germany since March 23. In February, Major Slingerland “had completed more than 53 missions over France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and Germany.” He had been promoted first to Captain and then to Major. He was a Squadron commander and pilot of a fighter Thunderbolt.

    Abilene Reporter News (Abilene Texas 30 Jun 1945) Article that Maj. Chester A. Slingerland age 28 a P-47 Thunderbolt pilo with the 9th Air Force was shot down over Germany. He had been overseas 10 months. All four airplanes he piloted had been named “Hurrying Home to Halcyon”.
    Oorzaak: Killed in Action
  • He is buried in St Avoid, France.
  • A child of Arthur Slingerland and Tillie Yonker
  • This information was last updated on March 9, 2022.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Chester Arthur Slingerland

Albertus Slingerland
1845-1921
Elizabeth Maat (Mott)
1850-????
Tillie Yonker
1887-????

Chester Arthur Slingerland
1916-1945


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    1. Geboortecertificaat Cook County Illinois 1916 nr. 50817
    2. US Federal Cencus

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    Birthday February 4, 1916

    • The temperature on February 4, 1916 was between 5.0 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.1 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • February 29 » Tokelau is annexed by the United Kingdom.
      • May 6 » Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha.
      • August 2 » World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
      • September 17 » World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.
      • October 7 » Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
      • November 13 » World War I: Prime Minister of Australia Billy Hughes is expelled from the Labor Party over his support for conscription.

    Day of death April 23, 1945

    • The temperature on April 23, 1945 was between 4.3 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 23, 1945 to June 24, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy III, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
    • In the year 1945: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 9.2 million citizens.
      • January 9 » World War II: The Sixth United States Army begins the invasion of Lingayen Gulf.
      • February 14 » World War II: On the first day of the bombing of Dresden, the British Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces begin fire-bombing Dresden.
      • March 22 » World War II: The city of Hildesheim, Germany heavily damaged in a British air raid, though it had little military significance and Germany was on the verge of final defeat.
      • July 26 » The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.
      • September 9 » Second Sino-Japanese War: The Empire of Japan formally surrenders to China.
      • December 15 » Occupation of Japan/Shinto Directive: General Douglas MacArthur orders that Shinto be abolished as the state religion of Japan.
    

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