Walter Lewis Harvey

Military
media-7597.jpeg UPL 7597 42-1102661, SU-L, 544th Bombardment Squadron, BIG DOG

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Object Number - UPL 7597 - 42-1102661, SU-L, 544th Bombardment Squadron, BIG DOG

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31346 'Shack Rabbit.' Evaded, MACR 4355. E&E Report #1103.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35666456
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-521326
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot, Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17109015
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Man wearing, leather Air Force flying gear, standing on stairs and leaning on stair railing
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35477792
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11057514
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shack Rabbit
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Broadway Rose
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 24 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Saginaw, Michigan, USA 8 November 1920

Other

Assigned

11 March 1943 Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, John R. Way Crew, 25 combat missions.

Other

Evaded

France 24 April 1944 - 19 August 1944

Died

Saint Augustine, FL, USA 28 January 2015

Other

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18 November 1943

Revisions

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E&E Report #1103

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MACR 4355
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MACR 4345

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AAIR 43-11-18-518 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4355 / MACR 4355, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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