Walter served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17 #42-29901, 526th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Prince George's County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 17, 1941, prior to the war, in Washington, D.C. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-29901 took off from Kimbolton, England on a bombing mission to Nantas, France. They were hit by an aerial bomb dropped by a German fighter plane and crashed near Nantas, France during the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-663449
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29901:
Brown, Leonard M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Connolly, Edward F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Euwer, Walter C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Evans, Sten A R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Hamilton, Louis A ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hart, Clifford M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29901:
Blatchford, Samuel N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator
Held, Alfred D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Koval, Cyril G ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Schroder, Elmer W ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Prince George's County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 17, 1941, prior to the war, in Washington, D.C. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-29901 took off from Kimbolton, England on a bombing mission to Nantas, France. They were hit by an aerial bomb dropped by a German fighter plane and crashed near Nantas, France during the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-663449
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29901:
Brown, Leonard M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Connolly, Edward F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Euwer, Walter C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Evans, Sten A R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Hamilton, Louis A ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hart, Clifford M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29901:
Blatchford, Samuel N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator
Held, Alfred D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Koval, Cyril G ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Schroder, Elmer W ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Walter served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17 #42-29901, 526th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Prince George's County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 17, 1941, prior to the war, in Washington, D.C. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-29901 took off from Kimbolton, England on a bombing mission to Nantas, France. They were hit by an aerial bomb dropped by a German fighter plane and crashed near Nantas, France during the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-663449
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29901:
Brown, Leonard M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Connolly, Edward F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Euwer, Walter C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Evans, Sten A R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Hamilton, Louis A ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hart, Clifford M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29901:
Blatchford, Samuel N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator
Held, Alfred D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Koval, Cyril G ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Schroder, Elmer W ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Prince George's County, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 17, 1941, prior to the war, in Washington, D.C. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-29901 took off from Kimbolton, England on a bombing mission to Nantas, France. They were hit by an aerial bomb dropped by a German fighter plane and crashed near Nantas, France during the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-663449
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29901:
Brown, Leonard M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Connolly, Edward F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Euwer, Walter C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Evans, Sten A R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Hamilton, Louis A ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hart, Clifford M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29901:
Blatchford, Samuel N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator
Held, Alfred D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Koval, Cyril G ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Schroder, Elmer W ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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