Walter J Ziegele

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

B-17G #42-31919 was hit by flak and then attacked by fighters on 6 Mar 1944. Crew bailed out, but pilot managed to return to England and crashed at Metfield. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Evanton Babe
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 March 1944

Born

Illinois

Buried

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Sources

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