Charles E Walker
Military
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UPL 54261
The Lt Walker Crew
Standing Left to Right:
T/Sgt John M Eckenrode
S/Sgt George Lalich
S/Sgt Will Max Harden
S/Sgt Larry L Buckman
S/Sgt William Doyle Combs
T/Sgt Roy E Stanley
Seated Left to Right:
2Lt George A McClellan
2Lt John E Price
2Lt Ralph J Riggio
2Lt Charles E Walker
Standing Left to Right:
T/Sgt John M Eckenrode
S/Sgt George Lalich
S/Sgt Will Max Harden
S/Sgt Larry L Buckman
S/Sgt William Doyle Combs
T/Sgt Roy E Stanley
Seated Left to Right:
2Lt George A McClellan
2Lt John E Price
2Lt Ralph J Riggio
2Lt Charles E Walker
Photo from John Price, navigator on the Walker Crew via FB page https://www.facebook.com/AircraftAirmenNoseArtofthe379thBG/?ref=page_int...
Crashed at Duppach on 9/19/44 in B-17 'Mary Jo' #42-31915. Plane lost to flak. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Corpus Chrsti, Texas, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 September 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 9374 / MACR 9374; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 324 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database