Walter G Berthold

Military

Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #42-29777 'Peck's Bad Boys', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Walter died 22nd October 1991.

Connections

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29777

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Peck's Bad Boys
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rockville, Connecticut, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 28 July 1943 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
Changes
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306th Echoes October 1992

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 125 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database