SSGT Walter Peter Polevka (1922-1944)

SSGT Walter Peter Polevka Veteran

Birth

1 Aug 1922

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA

Death

19 Oct 1944 (aged 22)

Bad Kreuznach, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Burial

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map

Plot

Plot E Row 9 Grave 11

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Nose Turret Gunner S/Sgt Walter P. Polevka, KIA
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Squadron: 567th BS 389th Bomb Group
Service # 35057495
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Pilot Lt Eugene J. Coletti, POW Hollis, NY

Target:Mainz
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 9482
Date Lost: 19-Oct-44
Serial Number: 42-50842
Aircraft Model B-24J-5-FO
Aircraft Letter: J-
Aircraft Name: BETSY II
Location: Crashed 2 km North of Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Cause: AA 3 KIA, 7 POW
Notes: See book "Kriegie" by Kenneth Simmons for details.

Visit the virtual cemetery of the "BETSY 2"Crew
Lt Eugene J. Coletti Pilot POW
Max M. Hullinger Co Pilot POW
2/Lt Terrell L. Hollis Navigator KIA
2nd/Lt. Kenneth W. Simmons Bombardier POW
T/Sgt. John A. Bulla Engineer POW
T/Sgt. Dwight C. Wheatley Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt Walter P. Polevka Togler/Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Douglas C. Merrick Gunner POW
Sgt. Edward Asson Gunner POW
T/Sgt. John J. Trala Gunner POW

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Entered the service from Ohio.

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Parents

Helen Kopacz Polevka

1899–1988

Siblings

Raymond Polevka

1924–2002

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