Walter T Stevens
MilitaryServed as a substitute Navigator on B-17F #41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. He returned from the mission OK. No other details of his service were available at the 303BG website.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ooold Soljer
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Mission #1, 1LT Walter T. Stevens, w/B-17F 41-24559, 303BG/360BS |
22 March 1943 | Served as a sustitute Navigator on B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
Revisions
Added a "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "available & substitute" were misspelled.
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: Mission Reprote of 22-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/025.pdf
Lee Cunningham 5-May-2016. Added Summary Biography based on 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: Personnel Roster: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R