Walter H Eichensehr
Military
Walter met Elaine in hospital when he arrived back home.
Shared with the American Air Museum by Walter Eichensehr's granddaughter, Angela Helfman.
Object Number - UPL 26868 - Walter Eichensehr and his wife Elaine on their wedding day. Walter met Elaine in hospital when he arrived back home.
Walter Eichensehr served as a navigator with the 506th Bomb Squadron of the 44th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Shipdham, England. He completed 37 missions between 13 August 1944 and 22 February 1945.
Walter met his future wife Elaine in hospital when he arrived back home.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major General
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 298-16-9068
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
16 February 1925 | Altoona, PA | |
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Died |
4 March 1995 | Brain aneurism, St Petersburg, FL | |
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Buried |
Huntingdon, PA 16652, USA | At the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery |
Revisions
Record for Elaine R Eichensehr:
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Eichensehr+&GSfn…;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / page 258 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION, D790.A2S45, 1998 edition
