Walker L Boone
Military
Object Number - UPL 25592 - Capt Walker L Boone, 82nd Ftr Sqn, 78th FG in his original "Margaret," a razorback P-47.
Assigned to VIII fighter command. Transferred to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills. Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM (3 OLC), Bronze Star, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: 67th Observation Group 153rd Observation Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Tulsa, OK, USA | 16 October 1940 | |
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Other Crashed |
Membury, Axminster EX13, UK | 14 November 1942 | Taxiing Accident RAF Membury, Berkshire, ENG Cat 3 damage Lt Walker L Boone, 14-Nov-42. Spitfire Vb AR-283 - 153OS 67OG. |
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Other Transferred |
Duxford, Cambridge | 3 July 1943 - 15 April 1944 | Transferred to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 15 April 1944 - 1 March 1945 | Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 25 October 1944 | Take Off Accident due to Engine Failure Raydon/Sta 157 Cat 3 damage Capt Walker L Boone, 25-Oct-44. P-51D10 44-14793 - 350FS 353FG 8AF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Minden, Germany | 26 November 1944 | Fw190 destroyed Germany 26-Nov-44. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 27 November 1944 | Me109 destroyed Germany 27-Nov-44. |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 11 January 1945 | Promoted to Major. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 1 March 1945 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Other Crashed |
Raydon, Ipswich IP7, UK | 24 July 1945 | Forced Landing Raydon/Sta 157 Cat 4 damage Maj Walker L Boone, 24-Jul-45. P-51D10 44-14686 - 350FS 353FG 8AF. |
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Died |
Wichita, KS, USA | 11 August 1962 | |
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Based |
3 July 1943 | Assigned to VIII fighter command. | |
| Wyandotte, OK 74370, USA | |||
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Enlisted |
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Buried |
Wichita, KS, USA | Wichita Park Cemetery and Mausoleum Wichita Sedgwick County Kansas, USA | |
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Born |
Revisions
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Boone&Submit=Sea…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Boone%2C+Walker+…
https://www.fold3.com/page/84749801_walker_l%20boone/details/
http://www.cieldegloire.com/014_boone_w_l.php
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/353-boone-26n…
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50294352
Combined two entries for Walker Boone, This entry now includes information from the following source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p132
