Walter Patton Gray II
Military
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UPL 37869
2nd Lt Walter Patton Gray II, and his collie, Shep. Home on furlough to Sewickley, Pennsylvania, December 13, 1943
Walter Patton Gray II Collection
Gray Family History
Assigned to 49BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF.
AAF 1942 - 1945
• Reentered USAF 1953
• Flew Air Sea Rescue SB-17 "Dumbos" and SB-29 "Super Dumbos", Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland
• Flew RC-121 and EC-121 "Connies", Otis AFB, MA and McClellan AFB, CA
• Retired Lt Col, USAF 1971
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sweet Pea
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 429th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bataan Avenger
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Sewickley, Pennsylvania | 6 June 1922 |