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First Name: Chester

Last Name: Quider

Birthplace: USA

Gender: Male



Branch: Air Force (1947 - present)



Home of Record: Houston, TX
Middle Name: Darwin



Date of Birth: 16 January 1926

Date of Death: 19 October 1950 (Presumed)

MIA Date: 19 October 1950

Rank: Technical Sergeant

Years Served:
Chester Darwin Quider

   
Engagements:
•  Korean War (1950 - 1953)

Biography:

Technical Sergeant Quider was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group, based at Iwakuni Air Base, Japan. On 19 October 1950, while participating in night intruder mission over Sianju, Korea, in bad weather, contact with the aircraft was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on 31 December 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

Quider was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.



Honoree ID: 219662   Created by: MHOH

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