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First Name: Emil

Last Name: Chapla

Birthplace: Lorain, OH, US

Gender: Male

Branch: Air Force (1947 - present)



Home of Record: Lorain, OH
Middle Name: Joseph



Date of Birth: 02 February 1923

Date of Death: 17 January 1966

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel

Years Served: 1942-1947 (USAAF); 1947-1966 (USAF)
Emil Joseph Chapla

    
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)
Biography:

Emil Joseph Chapla
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force

United States Air Force lieutenant colonel who died during the Palomares incident in 1966. He was piloting a KC-135 Stratotanker that colided with a B-52 bomber during refueling off the coast of Spain.
Honoree ID: 334136   Created by: bakerd13

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