Brother of L. G. Van Der Kamp who resided in Cottonwood, California.
Walter served as a Flight Officer & Pilot on B-24H "Gallopin Ghost" #42-7714 in the 722nd Bomber Squadron, 450th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" over Germany during the war and was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-185448
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-7714:
Berardi, Vito A ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, New York
Brohm, William J, III ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New Jersey
Coyle, Charles ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Michigan
Musich, August L ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Illinois
Shatzer, George E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Arkansas
Springer, Louis D ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Texas
Van Der Kamp, Walter ~ FO, Pilot, California
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Walter served as a Flight Officer & Pilot on B-24H "Gallopin Ghost" #42-7714 in the 722nd Bomber Squadron, 450th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" over Germany during the war and was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-185448
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-7714:
Berardi, Vito A ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, New York
Brohm, William J, III ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New Jersey
Coyle, Charles ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Michigan
Musich, August L ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Illinois
Shatzer, George E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Arkansas
Springer, Louis D ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Texas
Van Der Kamp, Walter ~ FO, Pilot, California
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Brother of L. G. Van Der Kamp who resided in Cottonwood, California.
Walter served as a Flight Officer & Pilot on B-24H "Gallopin Ghost" #42-7714 in the 722nd Bomber Squadron, 450th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" over Germany during the war and was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-185448
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-7714:
Berardi, Vito A ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, New York
Brohm, William J, III ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New Jersey
Coyle, Charles ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Michigan
Musich, August L ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Illinois
Shatzer, George E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Arkansas
Springer, Louis D ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Texas
Van Der Kamp, Walter ~ FO, Pilot, California
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Walter served as a Flight Officer & Pilot on B-24H "Gallopin Ghost" #42-7714 in the 722nd Bomber Squadron, 450th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" over Germany during the war and was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # T-185448
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-7714:
Berardi, Vito A ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, New York
Brohm, William J, III ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, New Jersey
Coyle, Charles ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Michigan
Musich, August L ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Illinois
Shatzer, George E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Arkansas
Springer, Louis D ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Texas
Van Der Kamp, Walter ~ FO, Pilot, California
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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