Feb 4, 1990 · Lieutenant Walter Lewis Chewning, the Enterprise catapult officer, seeing Johnson’s plight, sprinted from the catwalk and climbed on top of the burning belly tank as he …

Chewning was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his actions on 10 Nov 1943 when he rescued Byron Milton Johnson from his Hellcat.

On November 10, 1943, when Lt. Walter L. Chewning Jr., the catapult officer of the USS Enterprise, saw a 9,000-pound F6F Hellcat crash-land on the flight deck and erupt in a ball of …

Sep 2, 2014 · Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., USNR, the Catapult Officer, is climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, …

Sep 24, 2018 · Lt. Walter L. Chewning Jr. climbs up a F6F Hellcat to help pilot Ensign Byron M. Johnson, who crash-landed on the Enterprise's flight deck on November 10, 1943.

walter lewis chewning jr. uss enterprise cv-6 1943 . deceased . rate/rank. lcdr . service branch. usn 1/1941 - 12/1949. born. 02/19/1914 philadelphia, pa . significant duty stations. naval …

As the aircraft burst into flames, Lieutenant (Lt) Walter Chewning Jr. climbed onto the mainplane and helped the stunned pilot, Ensign Byron Johnson, out of the cockpit to safety. For this …

Oct 4, 2011 · Walter L Chewning of Green Valley, Pima County, AZ was born on February 19, 1914, and died at age 76 years old in February 1990.

May 21, 2007 · Lieutenant Walter L. Chewning, Jr., USNR, the Catapult Officer, is climbing up the plane's side to assist the pilot from the burning aircraft. The pilot, Ensign Byron M. Johnson, …

Lt. Walter Chewning, catapult officer, clambers up the side of an F6F to assist the pilot, Ens. Byron Johnson, from the flaming cockpit following the crash landing on the flight deck of the …