Walter Derdzenski

Military
media-17112.jpeg UPL 17112 WALTER DERDZENSKI, S/SGT
U. S. Army Air Forces

B-24 Engineer ~ KIA= 22 DEC 1943 ~ Bolsward, Netherlands

A. L. DESTRO II

Object Number - UPL 17112 - WALTER DERDZENSKI, S/SGT U. S. Army Air Forces B-24 Engineer ~ KIA= 22 DEC 1943 ~ Bolsward, Netherlands

Killed in Action (KIA) 12/22/43 - Bolsward, Netherlands

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

Norman Martin Nelson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-679101
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-64438) nicknamed "The Ramblin' Reck" of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via 100th Bomb Group Association.

42-64438

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ramblin Wreck
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

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Died

22 December 1943 All 10 air crew died in Bolsward, Netherlands

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Birsic, 2AD Roll of Honor, History of the 445th Bomb Group by Rudolph Birsic / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Walter Derdzenski: Gallery (8 items)

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Object number: UPL 17112 - WALTER DERDZENSKI, S/SGT U. S. Army Air Forces B...

Object number: UPL 17113 - B-24 #42-64438 MACR# 16098

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Object number: UPL 17116 - Lt Norman M. Nelson, pilot of B-24 #42-64438 -...

Object number: UPL 17117 - B-24 #42-64438 MACR # 16098 Bolsward, Netherlands

Object number: UPL 17118 - B-24 #42-64438 Bolsward, Netherlands monument at...