Walter E Wutkiewicz

Military

Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 7/11/44 in B-24 'Tequila Daisy' #44-40168, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Tequila Daisy
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tequila Daisy
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 11 July 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Switzerland per info in the "Summary biography".

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6934 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database