Walter served as a Staff Sergeant on B-24D "Liberty Lass" #41-23732, 409th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down and crashed near Plouarzel, north west of Brittany, France during the war.
He was awarded a "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39234251
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23732:
Barnes, James J ~ T/Sgt, New York
Baughman, Kenneth D ~ 1st Lt, Indiana
Bonnom, Donald E ~ Sgt, Indiana
Grant, Robert D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Illinois
Kirken, Paul ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Logan, Paul F ~ S/Sgt, Washington
Race, Walter C ~ S/Sgt, California
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave, Source unknown:
U.S. Army Air Forces
409th Bomber Squadron, 93th Bomber Group, Heavy
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
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He resided in California prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down and crashed near Plouarzel, north west of Brittany, France during the war.
He was awarded a "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39234251
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23732:
Barnes, James J ~ T/Sgt, New York
Baughman, Kenneth D ~ 1st Lt, Indiana
Bonnom, Donald E ~ Sgt, Indiana
Grant, Robert D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Illinois
Kirken, Paul ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Logan, Paul F ~ S/Sgt, Washington
Race, Walter C ~ S/Sgt, California
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave, Source unknown:
U.S. Army Air Forces
409th Bomber Squadron, 93th Bomber Group, Heavy
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Walter served as a Staff Sergeant on B-24D "Liberty Lass" #41-23732, 409th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in California prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down and crashed near Plouarzel, north west of Brittany, France during the war.
He was awarded a "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39234251
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23732:
Barnes, James J ~ T/Sgt, New York
Baughman, Kenneth D ~ 1st Lt, Indiana
Bonnom, Donald E ~ Sgt, Indiana
Grant, Robert D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Illinois
Kirken, Paul ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Logan, Paul F ~ S/Sgt, Washington
Race, Walter C ~ S/Sgt, California
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave, Source unknown:
U.S. Army Air Forces
409th Bomber Squadron, 93th Bomber Group, Heavy
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in California prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down and crashed near Plouarzel, north west of Brittany, France during the war.
He was awarded a "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 39234251
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23732:
Barnes, James J ~ T/Sgt, New York
Baughman, Kenneth D ~ 1st Lt, Indiana
Bonnom, Donald E ~ Sgt, Indiana
Grant, Robert D ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, Illinois
Kirken, Paul ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Logan, Paul F ~ S/Sgt, Washington
Race, Walter C ~ S/Sgt, California
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously added to Find A Grave, Source unknown:
U.S. Army Air Forces
409th Bomber Squadron, 93th Bomber Group, Heavy
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
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S/SGT 409 BOMB SQ 93 BOMB GP (H) CALIFORNIA
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