Walter K Nealon

Military

Joined Sqd 4/10/42. ETO/Queen Mary 9/5/42. DS/Tunis 9/16/43. Returned to base 10/12/43. Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #42-109822 'Townsend's Terrible Ten', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW



Fw 190 destroyed 12/11/43, Me190 destroyed 2/24/44.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 April 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3857 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd; MACR 3857