Raymond A Walker
Military
Standing left to right : Lt. McDonald - Lt. Barthel - Lt. Walker - Lt. Brown
Kneeling left to right : SSgt Ross - SSgt Musser - SSgt. Treadway - SSgt Adelsberger -
SSgt. Musco - SSgt. Gilbert.
Best Web - B-24 - 41-23682 - The Blasted Event
Object Number - UPL 14977 - A 93rd Bomb Group's crew in front of the B-24D Liberator, 41-23682, The Blasted Event. ...
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, serving as Copilot on the B-24D Liberator, 41-23682.
Raymond Walker served in the 93rd Bomb Group, flying missions out of Hardwick, England.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Combat Bomb Wing 93rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-24021
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044436
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Assistant Group Operations Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Blasted Event
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 409th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Hartford, CT, USA | 14 July 1941 | |
|
Born |
Connecticut, USA | ||
| New Haven County, CT, USA |
Revisions
Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=10&cat=WR26&… desc&rpp=10&pg=1&rid=367088&rlst=8634865,959478,5012203,8377033,3100836,3350924,5665083,648386,367088,2445508
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster
