Earl O Walters

Military

Crashed at Aachen on 9/28/44 in B-17 #44-8303, Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-8303

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 29 September 1944 - 6 June 1945 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Born

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Changed the label for a KIA event to “Prisoner of War (POW)” per info in the "Summary biography".
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1996 34th BG Roster MACR 9368 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9368 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database