Walter J Raiter
Military
Front Row_L-R;
Lt. Richard Koch - Bombardier
Sgt. Angelo J. Pucci - Armorer Gunner
Sgt. Allen R. Kluck - 3rd Eng. Gunner
Sgt. Dorris H. Cornette - 2nd Eng. Gunner
Lt. Arthur L. Goodin - Co-pilot
Back Row_
Lt. Harry Stawiarski - Navigator
Sgt. Harry S. Raughley - Armorer Gunner
Cpl. James A. Goins - R.O.M., Gunner
S/Sgt. William P. Howard - 1st Eng. Gunner
Lt. Walter Raiter - Pilot
Added associations
Object Number - UPL 32508 - Lt. Walt Raiter's BOMB TOTIN' MAMA Crew, 12/25/194?_Tonopah, Nevada, USA: Front Row_L-R; Lt. Richard Koch - Bombardier Sgt. Angelo J. Pucci -...
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29295 'Bomb Totin' Mama', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bomb Totin Mama
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Denmark | 9 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3836 / MACR 3836 & Page 281 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 & 458bg.com including crew picture in Raiter crew in 754th BS / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
