Walter Edward Grant

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed near Zetteritz on 7/20/44 in B-17 Section 8 #42-37974



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Section 8
  • Unit: 544th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Zetteritz, Germany 20 July 1944

Born

Los Angeles, California

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Added middle name from info in the A/C 42-37974 "Description" section. Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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