Sam Scott Walton
MilitaryCompleted 35 missions from 3 November 1943- 4 May 1944. Safely bailed out of B-17 Flying Fortress 42-3532 'Lucille Ball' on his second mission on 5 November 1943 on return from Gelsenkirchen.
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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: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31148398
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner, Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34406961
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18137087
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer, Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-679271 (14106946 on enlistment)
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucille Ball
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Virginia | 29 September 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Richmond, Virginia | 24 September 1942 | |
Died |
5 July 2008 |
Revisions
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
Listed as crew of Lucille Ball on 5 November 1943 by The Bee and on 351st.org, further information from Enlistment Record and Social Security Death Index
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/