Walter B MacKenzie
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-7490 'Big Assed Bird', Killed in Action (KIA).
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Staff Sergeant Walter B. MacKenzie was born August 18, 1921. His next of kin were his mother, Mary MacKenzie, and his sister, Mary Irene MacKenzie. His hometown was New Dorp, New York.
On November 5, 1943, he was serving as Assistant Radio Operator aboard “Big Assed Bird,” B-24 tail #42-7490, of the 392nd Bomb Group, 576th Bomb Squadron, when it was downed over Udem, Germany.
He is buried in the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Big Assed Bird
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Dorp, Staten Island, NY, USA | 18 August 1921 | Staff Sergeant Walter B. MacKenzie was born August 18, 1921. His next of kin were his mother, Mary MacKenzie, and his sister, Mary Irene MacKenzie. His hometown was New Dorp, New York. |
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Died |
5 November 1943 | On November 5, 1943, he was serving as Assistant Radio Operator aboard “Big Assed Bird,” B-24 tail #42-7490, of the 392nd Bomb Group, 576th Bomb Squadron, when it was downed over Udem, Germany. | |
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Buried |
Neuville-en-Condroz, 4121 Neupré, Belgium | He is buried in the US Military Cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
ABMC, MACR 1163 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia