Walter R Battenberg
Military ROLL OF HONOURRear L-R: William Croll, Bertil Carlberg, Leonard Crandell.
Front L-R: Walter Battenberg, Larry Feeney, Robert Ogilive, Irvin Germolus, James Brown Jr, James Roach.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Crandell crew. On mission to Munich on 1-Mar-45, encountered heavier than forecast headwinds on return. Baled out vicinity St Quentin, France. RTD. Failed to Return (FTR) Wesel in B-24 42-100314 'Kay Bar' 24-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13601
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16153522 / O-720197
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 24 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | 13 August 1925 | Son of Walter William and Delores D Battenberg. |
Died |
Wesel, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wesel in B-24 42-100314 'Kay Bar' 24-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13601 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Shipdham | 24 March 1945 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Saint Augustine National Cemetery Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL | Re-Interred Saint Augustine National Cemetery Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13601 / MACR 13601, http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp">http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp> / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database