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Captain William R.Walker
Group
The 479th was the last Fighter Group to join the Eighth Air Force, which they did on 14 May 1944. Known as "Riddle's Raiders", after their first Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Kyle L. Riddle, the Group flew escort and fighter sweep missions before D-Day....
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot/squadron commander
A native of Jacksonville, Texas and graduate of its public schools and Lon Morris College, Captain Walker attended Texas A&M College, was employed by the Humble Oil & Refining Company, and entered the Air Corps in March 1941. Captain Walker was in the...
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| 14 January 2022 17:15:46 | timothymotz | Changes to person associations |
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Timothy Motz from findagrave.com |
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| 14 January 2022 17:06:34 | timothymotz | Created entry with caption and unit associations |
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Timothy Motz |
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