Oral David Walker
Military
Object Number - UPL 57444 - Oral D. Walker
Assigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18162274
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tondelayo
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sunshine Rose
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Butch
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bronson, Missouri | 21 August 1920 | Son of Ivan and Frances Walker. |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 13 April 1943 | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
24 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI | 4 September 2013 | |
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Buried |
Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI | 7 September 2013 | Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan |
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Based |
Mendlesham | Assigned to 391BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
