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Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Damaged by flak and forced to ditch in the North Sea on the return from a mission to Wilhelmshaven, GR on 3 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-37965 'My Desire'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Walter Pickard

Walter Merritt Pickard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14067779 / O-745933
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37965

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Desire
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

3 March 1944

Born

Wilmar, California, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 3 March 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "North" was misspelled.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3222 / MACR 3222, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database