Walter Simoni
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Family relation, cousin, photo from sister
Object Number - UPL 57167 - T/Sgt Walter Simoni
Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Troyes in B-24 42-52763 'Blow Job' 11-May-44; shot down, force landed and exploded Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 4783
Awards: PH.
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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: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Blow Job
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Seward, PA | 18 March 1916 | Son of Simonite and Marinetta Simoni. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 28 November 1941 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
General area of aircraft landing, exploded due to ammo | 11 May 1944 | Gaubert, commune of Guillonville, France |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery | 7 June 1949 | Final interment: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section: 34, Site: 2102 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lavenham | 11 May 1944 | Assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4783 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
