Walter W Kales
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Grosselfingen on 21 July 1944 in B-24 'Lucky Buck' #42-110158
POW
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lucky Buck
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 21 July 1944 - 30 May 1945 | |
Born |
Binghamton, New York |
Revisions
Removed "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field as the duplicate person has been removed.
Added a S/N and a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Changed middle initial to "W" per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to A/C #42-110158 listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7259