Waller was the navigator on B-24J #42-73060, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 492nd Bombardment Squadron.
En route to Rangoon, Burma on a combat mission, the formation of B-24s came under attack by enemy fighters. In one of the passes, a zero made an attack from about three o'clock. As the fighter went through the formation, it struck Waller's bomber at about the waist position, cutting the fuselage in half and tearing off the zero's tail. Both planes spun out of control and crashed.
Waller was from Coahoma County, MS. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
En route to Rangoon, Burma on a combat mission, the formation of B-24s came under attack by enemy fighters. In one of the passes, a zero made an attack from about three o'clock. As the fighter went through the formation, it struck Waller's bomber at about the waist position, cutting the fuselage in half and tearing off the zero's tail. Both planes spun out of control and crashed.
Waller was from Coahoma County, MS. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
Waller was the navigator on B-24J #42-73060, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 492nd Bombardment Squadron.
En route to Rangoon, Burma on a combat mission, the formation of B-24s came under attack by enemy fighters. In one of the passes, a zero made an attack from about three o'clock. As the fighter went through the formation, it struck Waller's bomber at about the waist position, cutting the fuselage in half and tearing off the zero's tail. Both planes spun out of control and crashed.
Waller was from Coahoma County, MS. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
En route to Rangoon, Burma on a combat mission, the formation of B-24s came under attack by enemy fighters. In one of the passes, a zero made an attack from about three o'clock. As the fighter went through the formation, it struck Waller's bomber at about the waist position, cutting the fuselage in half and tearing off the zero's tail. Both planes spun out of control and crashed.
Waller was from Coahoma County, MS. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Air Medal, American Campaign Medal and World War II Victory Medal.
Because his body was not recovered, he is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Mississippi.
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