Lawrence W Walker

Military

Prisoner of War. Shot down by flak and crashed at Grosselfingen on 21 July 1944 in B-24 'Lucky Buck' 42-110158

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.
  • 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)

France 21 July 1944

Born

Charleston, IL 61920, USA

Revisions

Date
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 7259

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 7259 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database