Walter K Nealon
MilitaryJoined 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
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