Walker was declared missing and ultimately declared dead on April 29, 1944. This occurred in or around Prussia. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Missing in action or lost at sea, Prisoner of War, under German control".
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant George B. Walker, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for June 21, 2022.
In the winter of 1944, Walker was assigned to the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force. On Feb. 3, he was the engineer and turret gunner aboard a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber that was part of a large bombing mission against the Wilhelmshaven Naval Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. When the formation was flying near Oldenburg, it came under anti-aircraft fire. Even though there was no obvious damage, Walker's bomber began to lag behind the formation as it experienced general mechanical failure. The pilot flew the B-17 over the water and the crew bailed out. Germans captured several of the crew, including Walker, who was sent to Stalag Luft 6, a prisoner of war camp in Heydekrug, Germany. Walker was one of only three Americans who died in that POW camp. He died April 28 when he was shot while trying to escape.
Contributor: SBR (49039178)
Sergeant Walker had been overseas since January 15, 1943, serving first with a military police unit in England and later being transferred to the crew of a bomber squadron.
After making 10 missions over enemy territory, his plane was shot down and crashed near Hausleiten on February 3, 1944, and he was reported as a prisoner of war.
Additional memorial information provided by Al Skiff (49788721):
B-17 top turret gunner, assigned to 369th BS, 309th BG, 8th AF. Richard Wong crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven mission 3-Feb-44 in B-17 42-31056; crew baled out due to runaway engine. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2494
Escaped captivity from Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug, Memelland (now in Lithuania) 27-Apr-44, evaded capture for two days, shot on 29-Apr-44 upon re-capture.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant George B. Walker, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for June 21, 2022.
In the winter of 1944, Walker was assigned to the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force. On Feb. 3, he was the engineer and turret gunner aboard a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber that was part of a large bombing mission against the Wilhelmshaven Naval Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. When the formation was flying near Oldenburg, it came under anti-aircraft fire. Even though there was no obvious damage, Walker's bomber began to lag behind the formation as it experienced general mechanical failure. The pilot flew the B-17 over the water and the crew bailed out. Germans captured several of the crew, including Walker, who was sent to Stalag Luft 6, a prisoner of war camp in Heydekrug, Germany. Walker was one of only three Americans who died in that POW camp. He died April 28 when he was shot while trying to escape.
Contributor: SBR (49039178)
Sergeant Walker had been overseas since January 15, 1943, serving first with a military police unit in England and later being transferred to the crew of a bomber squadron.
After making 10 missions over enemy territory, his plane was shot down and crashed near Hausleiten on February 3, 1944, and he was reported as a prisoner of war.
Additional memorial information provided by Al Skiff (49788721):
B-17 top turret gunner, assigned to 369th BS, 309th BG, 8th AF. Richard Wong crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven mission 3-Feb-44 in B-17 42-31056; crew baled out due to runaway engine. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2494
Escaped captivity from Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug, Memelland (now in Lithuania) 27-Apr-44, evaded capture for two days, shot on 29-Apr-44 upon re-capture.
Walker was declared missing and ultimately declared dead on April 29, 1944. This occurred in or around Prussia. Recorded circumstances attributed to: "Missing in action or lost at sea, Prisoner of War, under German control".
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant George B. Walker, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for June 21, 2022.
In the winter of 1944, Walker was assigned to the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force. On Feb. 3, he was the engineer and turret gunner aboard a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber that was part of a large bombing mission against the Wilhelmshaven Naval Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. When the formation was flying near Oldenburg, it came under anti-aircraft fire. Even though there was no obvious damage, Walker's bomber began to lag behind the formation as it experienced general mechanical failure. The pilot flew the B-17 over the water and the crew bailed out. Germans captured several of the crew, including Walker, who was sent to Stalag Luft 6, a prisoner of war camp in Heydekrug, Germany. Walker was one of only three Americans who died in that POW camp. He died April 28 when he was shot while trying to escape.
Contributor: SBR (49039178)
Sergeant Walker had been overseas since January 15, 1943, serving first with a military police unit in England and later being transferred to the crew of a bomber squadron.
After making 10 missions over enemy territory, his plane was shot down and crashed near Hausleiten on February 3, 1944, and he was reported as a prisoner of war.
Additional memorial information provided by Al Skiff (49788721):
B-17 top turret gunner, assigned to 369th BS, 309th BG, 8th AF. Richard Wong crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven mission 3-Feb-44 in B-17 42-31056; crew baled out due to runaway engine. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2494
Escaped captivity from Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug, Memelland (now in Lithuania) 27-Apr-44, evaded capture for two days, shot on 29-Apr-44 upon re-capture.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sergeant George B. Walker, 25, killed during World War II, was accounted for June 21, 2022.
In the winter of 1944, Walker was assigned to the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force. On Feb. 3, he was the engineer and turret gunner aboard a B-17G Flying Fortress bomber that was part of a large bombing mission against the Wilhelmshaven Naval Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. When the formation was flying near Oldenburg, it came under anti-aircraft fire. Even though there was no obvious damage, Walker's bomber began to lag behind the formation as it experienced general mechanical failure. The pilot flew the B-17 over the water and the crew bailed out. Germans captured several of the crew, including Walker, who was sent to Stalag Luft 6, a prisoner of war camp in Heydekrug, Germany. Walker was one of only three Americans who died in that POW camp. He died April 28 when he was shot while trying to escape.
Contributor: SBR (49039178)
Sergeant Walker had been overseas since January 15, 1943, serving first with a military police unit in England and later being transferred to the crew of a bomber squadron.
After making 10 missions over enemy territory, his plane was shot down and crashed near Hausleiten on February 3, 1944, and he was reported as a prisoner of war.
Additional memorial information provided by Al Skiff (49788721):
B-17 top turret gunner, assigned to 369th BS, 309th BG, 8th AF. Richard Wong crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven mission 3-Feb-44 in B-17 42-31056; crew baled out due to runaway engine. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2494
Escaped captivity from Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug, Memelland (now in Lithuania) 27-Apr-44, evaded capture for two days, shot on 29-Apr-44 upon re-capture.
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Assigned to 369BS, 309BG, 8AF USAAF. Dick Wong crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven mission 3 Feb 1944 in B-17 tail #42-31056; crew bailed out due to runaway engine. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 2494
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