Charles R Walter Jr
MilitaryHad mid air collision and crashed at Gieseen on 10/3/44 in B-17 'Insomnia' #43-38396, Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 327th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395021.jpg?itok=n9n_dSnR)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395018.jpg?itok=84leWnZv)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Insomnia
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg?itok=qTI6rfm0)
- Site type: Airfield
![Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-456991.jpg?itok=NWOv0Ga_)
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9344