Walter Atlee Exley Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Bryan Schwab Sr, nephew
Object Number - UPL 57501 - Walter A Exley Jr.
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 9 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-17 'Queen Mary' 44-6528; hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Weertzlen near Hamburg. MACR 11369. Killed in Action (KIA)
Mission List: Saarbrucken, Oberlahnstein, Hamm, Merseburg, Giessen, Stuttgart, Fulda, Frankfurt, Hamburg.
Awards: AM, PH.
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Queen Mary
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Ashland, Pennsylvania | 8 April 1925 | BornAshland, Pennsylvania |
|
Enlisted |
Erie, Pennsylvania | 6 April 1943 | EnlistedErie, Pennsylvania |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Weertzlen , near Hamburg Germany | 31 December 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)Weertzlen , near Hamburg Germany |
Revisions
Added 3rd bomb division connection & changed base from Framingham to horham.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11369
