Walter J Buran
Military ROLL OF HONOURBTG, Koenig crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Shot down 19 August 1943 in B-17 #42-3101 'Man-O-War'. Mission #21 to the airfield at Gilze Rijen, Holland. Mix of 533rd and 535th BS crews. MACR 662. Killed in Action (KIA). Buried in the Netherlands AMC.
West Virginia
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670222
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18015613
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11091670
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733482
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
19 August 1943 | ||
Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hollland | 19 August 1943 | |
Buried |
Plot J Row 3 Grave 19 |
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 662, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 662 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database