Walter Paul Shimshock

Military

Object Number - UPL 62482 - S/Sgt Walter P 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

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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

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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

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