Walter Paul Shimshock
Military
UPL 62482
UPL 62482
S/Sgt Walter P Shimshock
Walter Paul Shimshock
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 16. Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Warsaw in B-17 'I'll Be Seeing You' 43-38175
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13108566 / O-818998
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ill be seeing you
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Minneapolis, Minnesota | 28 April 1925 | Born Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Łomianki, Poland | 18 September 1944 | Died Łomianki, Poland |
Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Minnesota | 1 January 1946 | Re-Interred Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10205 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Shimshock%2C+Walter+P