Walter John Kwoka
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-44562.png
UPL 44562
The stele in Brix, France in memory of the 9 crew members who were killed in the crash of B-17 #42-37890 on 20 March 1944. “They gave their lives for our freedom.” - Photo Patrick Boyer ( https://www.aerosteles.net/stelefr-brix-b17 )
Shot down 20 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37890 "Big Friend". Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15334177
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15125765 at enlistment, then O-816009
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39150321
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13130405
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | 17 September 1919 | |
Enlisted |
1 April 1942 | Chicago, Illinois | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Brix, near Valognes, France | 20 April 1944 | In the crash of B-17 #42-37890 Brix, 6km NW of Valognes, 20km SE of Cherbourg, France |
Buried |
24 April 1944 | at the English cemetery in Cherbourg, France | |
Chicago, Illinois | |||
Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | after the war, his remains were brought to Normandy. Walter Kwoka rests at Plot D, Row 4, Grave 12 |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4169 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database