Walter Edward Yurkutat

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-17G 42-37819. Crashed NE of Brunswick, Germany. Killed in Action.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37819

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Newark, New Jersey 27 March 1920

Died

Killed in Action

Brunswick, Germany 8 March 1944

Buried

Hollywood Memorial Park, 1500 Stuyvesant Ave, Union, NJ 07083, USA

Revisions

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Added middle name per MACR 3087 at fold3.com.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139858641/walter-e-yurkutat;
MACR 3087

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Details from http://www.findagrave.com

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3087, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces