John W Walkenhorst

Military

He flew on Thomas Ledgerwood crew. He was the 101st EM to complete tour. He retrained in B-29's after he left England on completing his 25 missions and went to Saipan November of 1944 as a crew chief.



AM 3Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30767

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, First Over Germany pg. 162, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia