Walter D Garland

Military

Walter D. Garland was a Gunner in Crew 1 assigned to 712th BS, 448th BG, 8th USAAF in Seething, England.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-28711

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Little Sheppard
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron

42-7591

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fat stuff ii
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron

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Updated biography.

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pictures and many long personal talks with Uncle Walter, by the way he was a bad ststterer and would never have been a radio operator, unfortunately all his paperwork, awards etc were lost in a fire soon after he passed

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Updated Service details.

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Updated Media.

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Updated Key Image photo for Sgt Walter D Garland-Dan McCullough 07-11-2020.

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Personal discussions with my Uncle Walter,

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / SO#150, 6th Heavy Bomb.Proc HQ, Herington, Kansas 5 Nov 43