Walter James Conine Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Damaged by fighters prior to reaching the target at Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17F #42-30829 'The Princess Pat' crashed N of Neustadt after the crew bailed out. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "The Princess Pat" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Princess Pat
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Penns Grove, New Jersey, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 8 March 1944

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Updated Middle Name & S/N per MACR 3081 at Fold3.com.
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Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field and then removed the duplicate person.
Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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MACR 3081 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database