Walter O Costello

Military

Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ramrod mission. Crashed near Avranches 20-Jul-44 in P-51 43-24795. Spent three weeks with French Underground. Evaded (EVD).



Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

43-24795

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 357th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Atlanta, Georgia 22 January 1920

Enlisted

Atlanta, GA, USA 15 September 1941

Other

Crashed

6 miles NE Hamlin, TX USA 15 January 1944 Forced Landing Engine Failure 6 Miles NE Hamlin, TX Cat 5 damage 2Lt Walter O Costello, 15-Jan-44. A-36 42-83789 - 519FBS 408FBG 2AF

Based

1 April 1944 - 4 August 1944 Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Evaded capture (EVD)

50300 Avranches, France 20 July 1944 - 2 August 1944 Crashed near Avranches 20-Jul-44 in P-51 43-24795. Spent three weeks with French Underground. Evaded (EVD).

Died

Macon, GA, USA 24 May 2000

Other

Re-assigned Training Unit

Re-assigned from Training Unit [519FBS, 408FBG].

Buried/ Commemorated

1680 Westview Dr SW, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA Westview Cemetery Atlanta, Fulton County, GA

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/81640214-walter-o-costello
https://www.fold3.com/record/85258045-walter-o-costello
https://www.fold3.com/image/29101979
http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/search/
http://aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=costello%2C+walter+o…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119872954/walter-o-costello

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6837 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self, MACR 6837