Neil Emerson Walling
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: Marvin Kravet(P), Neil E. Walling (N), Floyd R. Pederson (B), Greely Gay, (CP).
Front L-R: Kenneth D. Gray (RO), Claus N. Gustafson (FG), John S. Cox (BT), Kenneth W. Swift (TT), Urban W. Westrick (TT).
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 44866 - Marvin Kravet crew, 547BS, 384BG, 8AF. Rear L-R: Marvin Kravet(P), Neil E. Walling (N), Floyd R. Pederson (B), Greely Gay, (CP). Front L-R:...
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Marv Kravet crew. 19 x combat missions. Shot down over Oberpfoffenhofen, Germany on 24-Apr-44 with Bill Mackicchan crew in B-17 42-38158. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4352
Awards: PH.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31053291 / O-742731
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-468423
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jean
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chelsea, MI | 3 January 1916 | Son of Wilder Levern and Martha Winifred [McNaughton] Walling. |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 23 June 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
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Died |
Oberpfoffenhofen, Germany | 24 April 1944 | Shot down over Oberpfoffenhofen, Germany on 24-Apr-44 with Bill Mackicchan crew in B-17 42-38158. KIA MACR 4352 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Grafton Underwood | 24 April 1944 | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
New Albany National Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd County, IN | Re-Interred New Albany National Cemetery New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4352 / MACR 4352, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
