Rex Stephen Walker
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
All information correct as on Roll of Honor board
Object Number - UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Bombardier of B-24 41-23810 'Tarfu'. Flew on 4-Jan-44 mission to Kiel, Germany. A/C hit by flak damaging controls, causing loss of control. A/C crashed 2 Km southwest of Süderschmedeby, south of Frensburg, Germany. KIA. MACR 8342.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-740921
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Tarfu
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Dahinda, IL | 14 March 1916 | Son of Ida May Walker. |
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Enlisted |
Peoria, IL | 21 April 1942 | Peoria, Illinois |
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Died Killed in Action |
Flensburg, Germany | 4 January 1944 | 4th Jan 44 mission to Kiel, Germany. A/C hit by flak damaging controls, causing loss of control. A/C crashed 2 Km southwest of Süderschmedeby, south of Frensburg, Germany. KIA. MACR 8342. |
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Buried |
Linwood Cemetery Galesburg, Knox County, IL | Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg Knox County, Illinois, USA. | |
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Based Assigned |
Benina | 4 January 1944 | Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
