Walter S Chochrek

Military
A bomber crew of the 452nd Bomb Group on their return from the Romilly mission to France. Image via Walt Chochrek. A veteran has handwritten on the reverse: 'On just returning from Romilly, France, their first mission and the Group's second for a repeat performance. Original members of the "Punched Fowl". crew # 48, lead crew 730th Sqdn, 452nd Bomb Gro. Front row from left are Flight Officer Leon B Slobodzian, Bombardier; and S/Sgts George W Haggerty, Right Waist Gunner; Everett L Wales, Radio Operator, a media-380626.jpg FRE 1808 A bomber crew of the 452nd Bomb Group on their return from the Romilly mission to France. Image via Walt Chochrek. A veteran has handwritten on the reverse: 'On just returning from Romilly, France, their first mission and the Group's second for a repeat performance. Original members of the "Punched Fowl". crew # 48, lead crew 730th Sqdn, 452nd Bomb Gro. Front row from left are Flight Officer Leon B Slobodzian, Bombardier; and S/Sgts George W Haggerty, Right Waist Gunner; Everett L Wales, Radio Operator, and Walter- S- Chochrek, Engineers and Top Turret Gunner. Back row from left- 1st Lt Chester L Story, Navigator; 2nd Lt Frank L Houston, Co-pilot, 1st Lt Jimme H "The Skipper" Vallee, Pilot; Sgt James J Doherty, tail gunner; S/Sgt Ivan C Dixon, Lower ball gunner and Sgt Raymond Schumacher, left waist gunner.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1808 - A bomber crew of the 452nd Bomb Group on their return from the Romilly mission to France. Image via Walt Chochrek. A veteran has handwritten on the...

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The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Enlisted

Massachusetts, USA 24 October 1940

Born

Massachusetts, USA

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

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Caption on FRE1808.

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For full enlistment record see: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=7&tf=F&q=choc…

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1999 Unit Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Walter S Chochrek: Gallery (2 items)

A bomber crew of the 452nd Bomb Group on their return from the Romilly mission to France. Image via Walt Chochrek. A veteran has handwritten on the reverse: 'On just returning from Romilly, France, their first mission and the Group's second for a repeat performance. Original members of the "Punched Fowl". crew # 48, lead crew 730th Sqdn, 452nd Bomb Gro. Front row from left are Flight Officer Leon B Slobodzian, Bombardier; and S/Sgts George W Haggerty, Right Waist Gunner; Everett L Wales, Radio Operator, a

Object number: FRE 1808 - A bomber crew of the 452nd Bomb Group on their...

Everett L Wales, George W Haggerty, Walt Chochrek and James J Doherty of the 452nd Bomb Group sit on a jeep. Image via Walt Chochrek. Handwritten caption on reverse: '[Asterisks indicate airman is deceased] Wales*, Haggerty*, Chochrek and Doherty. "The Deadwood Kids" (South Dakota)- Where's Ivan? (Dixon) lost soul.'

Object number: FRE 1815 - Everett L Wales, George W Haggerty, Walt Chochrek...