Walter H Travis

Military
media-47646.jpeg UPL 47646 B-17 42-30625 'Joho's Jokers' 563BS, 388BG, 8AF.

Standing L-R: Eugene J. Benson, William J Lazar, Edward H. Leonard, John P Hurdle, Albert B. Millin, Walter Travis, Wayne A. Barnett, Albert H. Bibbens.
KneelingL-R: Richard E. Bynum, James E Zengerle.

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Object Number - UPL 47646 - B-17 42-30625 'Joho's Jokers' 563BS, 388BG, 8AF. Standing L-R: Eugene J. Benson, William J Lazar, Edward H. Leonard, John P Hurdle, Albert B....

Shot down 25 May 1944 in B-17 #4231741 'Thunderbolt. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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

The insignia of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group.

42-31741

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thunderbolt/Hi Fever
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Prisoner of War (POW)

France 25 May 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5264 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 47646 - B-17 42-30625 'Joho's Jokers' 563BS, 388BG, 8AF...