Walter Americus Liles
MilitaryAssigned to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Part of Irving L. Dudley crew. Joined group on 21-Jul-44 and departed Feb-45. 36 x missions. He completed his tour on 28-Jan-45.
Mission List: Dollbergen, Caen, Chamant, Florennes, Wilhelmshaven
Lutzkendorf, Nurnburg, Ruhland, Cologne, Harburg, Bieldfeld, Harburg, Frankfurt, Eschweiller, Leeuwarden, Misburg, Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Kaiserslautern, Glessen, Bingen, Mainz, Kyllburg, Neidermendig, Cologne, Cologne.
Awards: AM (6OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755655
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ice Cold Katie
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Verna e
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sleepytime Gal
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
12 January 1921 | BornFlora, Mississippi | |
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Enlisted |
25 July 1942 | EnlistedCamp Shelby, Mississippi | |
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Other Discharged |
4 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
7 February 2010 | DiedEllendale, Tennessee | |
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Buried |
7 February 2010 | InterredMemphis Funeral Home and Memorial GardensBartlett, Tennessee |
Revisions
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
