Walter W Wagoner
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 457BS, 748BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97067 'Georgia Peach'. Mortally wounded by flak hit in radio room. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5297.
Awards: 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: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19102880 / O-749350
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Georgia Peach, Black Puff Polly
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Missouri, USA | 9 October 1923 | Son of Evelyn B Wagoner. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bliss, TX 79906, USA | 12 December 1942 | Fort Bliss El Paso Texas |
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Died |
Mahndorf, 28307 Bremen, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97067 'Georgia Peach. ' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5297. |
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Buried |
1315 Edgar Ave, Beaumont, CA 92223, USA | Mountain View Cemetery Beaumont Riverside County CA | |
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Based |
Glatton | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 457BS, 748BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| El Paso County, TX, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5297