Walter Everett Bullers
Military
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12257-A66808AC.
Object Number - UPL 29448 - Pilot Lt Walter E Bullers and ground crew beside the North American P-51 Mustang 'Bud's Comet' of the 20th Fighter Group In England. The group...
Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). Credited with 1 x He 115, 3 x Me 110.
Awards: DFC, AM (7OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Armourer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ground Crew
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Bud's Comet Corky
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 3 December 1924 | Son of James Irvin and Martha Alma [Kuntz] Bullers. |
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Enlisted |
Nashville, TN, USA | 13 April 1943 | Nashville, Tennessee |
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Based |
Kings Cliffe | 18 September 1944 | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 30 November 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
Indiana, PA, USA | 6 July 1990 | |
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Buried |
Lakelawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum Reynoldsville Jefferson County PA | 9 July 1990 | Lakelawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum Reynoldsville Jefferson County Pennsylvania, USA |
| Mayport, Pennsylvania | |||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK |
Revisions
I am Walter’s first granddaughter and I am correcting his date of birth, thank you.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list