Walter Koteff
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52496 - Sgt Walter Koteff, 401BG.
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 6 x combat missions. Sam Scimeca crew.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tagalong, Duke's Mixture
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
East Hazel Crest, IL | 19 January 1926 | Son of Vangel and Nadisha Koteff. |
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Died |
Jupiter, FL | 20 September 2011 | |
| East Hazel Crest, IL | Student | ||
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Enlisted |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/91823176
https://www.fold3.com/image/656803183
https://www.fold3.com/record/285813645/walter-koteff-social-security-de…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2707
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=12601
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233204268/walter-koteff
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162259139/vangel-koteff
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2707
