Walter Dennis Hardiek
Military
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UPL 48867
2nd Lt Julian T Darlington crew.
Rear L-R: Walter Hardiek, Julian Darlington, Ned Howard, Dale Hulsey, Joseph Turley, Daryl Epp.
Front L-R: Anthony Rauba, Lloyd Brisbi, Joseph Quigley, Major Gillett.
Rear L-R: Walter Hardiek, Julian Darlington, Ned Howard, Dale Hulsey, Joseph Turley, Daryl Epp.
Front L-R: Anthony Rauba, Lloyd Brisbi, Joseph Quigley, Major Gillett.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 389BG 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'The Witch' 41-11840 1-Aug-43; Shot down. Evaded (EVD). MACR 173
Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15074175 / O-728742
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Witch
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fort Wayne, Indiana | 26 November 1922 | Son of John Gerrit and Elizabeth Anna “Elsie” [Eberhardt] Hardiek. |
Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 24 September 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
Died |
O Fallon, MO | 16 November 2001 | |
Buried |
Covington Memorial Gardens Fort Wayne, Allen County, IN | 19 November 2001 | Covington Memorial Gardens Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana |
Based |
Assigned to 389BG 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 173