Henry S Walker

Military
media-57842.jpeg UPL 57842 Sommer crew. 385BG.

Rear: Joe Schreppel (Rear far left), Parker Crabtree, Larry Stokes, James Brown, Olin Wieneke.

Front : Paul Sommers, Henry Walker, Hugh McClatchey, Herb Brown.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 57842 - Sommer crew. 385BG. Rear: Joe Schreppel (Rear far left), Parker Crabtree, Larry Stokes, James Brown, Olin Wieneke. Front : Paul Sommers, Henry...

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-5886 'The Jolly Roger', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5886 The jolly roger

42-5886

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Jolly Roger
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fall River, Massachusetts

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 387A

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Object number: UPL 57842 - Sommer crew. 385BG. Rear: Joe Schreppel (Rear far...