Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 11, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Walter Served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #42-40230, 424th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Polk County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 20, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40230 took off from Carney Field (APO #709), Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands on a combat mission over Kahili Airfield, Bougainville Island, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea.
After a successful bombing run they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and left the formation. They are believed to have been shot down and crashed into the sea. The entire crew was lost.
Walter was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-668217
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40230:
Barnard, Glenn H T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Curry, Thomas G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Dowie, Walter G ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Fournier, Jack A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
Hathaway, Don F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, KS
Lauve, Joseph E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Levy, Herman ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, PA
Murphy, Francis J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Robertson, Melvin J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Strzelecki, George J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
First Lieut., U.S. Army Air Forces, 424th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, (Heavy), World War II. Missing In Action. Shot down by enemy fighter, near Treasury Island, Solomons, Southwest Pacific, aboard B-24D Liberator #42-40230, July 6, 1943.
Ten crew members Killed In Action.
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Walter Served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #42-40230, 424th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Polk County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 20, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40230 took off from Carney Field (APO #709), Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands on a combat mission over Kahili Airfield, Bougainville Island, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea.
After a successful bombing run they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and left the formation. They are believed to have been shot down and crashed into the sea. The entire crew was lost.
Walter was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-668217
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40230:
Barnard, Glenn H T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Curry, Thomas G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Dowie, Walter G ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Fournier, Jack A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
Hathaway, Don F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, KS
Lauve, Joseph E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Levy, Herman ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, PA
Murphy, Francis J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Robertson, Melvin J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Strzelecki, George J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
First Lieut., U.S. Army Air Forces, 424th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, (Heavy), World War II. Missing In Action. Shot down by enemy fighter, near Treasury Island, Solomons, Southwest Pacific, aboard B-24D Liberator #42-40230, July 6, 1943.
Ten crew members Killed In Action.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 11, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Walter Served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #42-40230, 424th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Polk County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 20, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40230 took off from Carney Field (APO #709), Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands on a combat mission over Kahili Airfield, Bougainville Island, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea.
After a successful bombing run they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and left the formation. They are believed to have been shot down and crashed into the sea. The entire crew was lost.
Walter was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-668217
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40230:
Barnard, Glenn H T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Curry, Thomas G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Dowie, Walter G ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Fournier, Jack A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
Hathaway, Don F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, KS
Lauve, Joseph E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Levy, Herman ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, PA
Murphy, Francis J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Robertson, Melvin J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Strzelecki, George J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
First Lieut., U.S. Army Air Forces, 424th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, (Heavy), World War II. Missing In Action. Shot down by enemy fighter, near Treasury Island, Solomons, Southwest Pacific, aboard B-24D Liberator #42-40230, July 6, 1943.
Ten crew members Killed In Action.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Walter Served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #42-40230, 424th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Polk County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on February 20, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #42-40230 took off from Carney Field (APO #709), Guadalcanal Province, Solomon Islands on a combat mission over Kahili Airfield, Bougainville Island, Bougainville Province, Papua New Guinea.
After a successful bombing run they were attacked by Japanese Zeros and left the formation. They are believed to have been shot down and crashed into the sea. The entire crew was lost.
Walter was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-668217
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #42-40230:
Barnard, Glenn H T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Curry, Thomas G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, TX
Dowie, Walter G ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Fournier, Jack A ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, WA
Hathaway, Don F ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, KS
Lauve, Joseph E ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, LA
Levy, Herman ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, PA
Murphy, Francis J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Robertson, Melvin J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Strzelecki, George J ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added to Find A Grave,
source unknown:
First Lieut., U.S. Army Air Forces, 424th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, (Heavy), World War II. Missing In Action. Shot down by enemy fighter, near Treasury Island, Solomons, Southwest Pacific, aboard B-24D Liberator #42-40230, July 6, 1943.
Ten crew members Killed In Action.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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