George Leonard Waltari

Military

media-51613.jpeg UPL 51613 PFC George Leonard Waltari 95BG

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Object Number - UPL 51613 - PFC George Leonard Waltari 95BG

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Passenger aboard. Failed to Return (FTR) Chowhound mission to Utrecht, Netherlands in B-17 44-8640; crashed into English channel. Killed in Action (KIA)

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

334th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Lionel Naulty Sceurman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12077925 / O-831280
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8640

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Section 8
Unit: 95th Bomb Group

Places

Horham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Santa Ana, CA	24 March 1943	Santa Ana, California
Died	Off Benacre Ness	7 May 1945	Failed to Return (FTR) Chowhound mission to Netherlands in B-17 44-8640; crashed into North Sea off Benacre Ness.
Buried		8 May 1945	Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK
Born
Buried	Highland Cemetery Great Falls, Cascade County, MT		Memorialised Highland Cemetery Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana
Based	Horham	7 May 1945	Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.