Walter C Byrne
Military
Object Number - UPL 32229 - "S/Sgt Byrne of the 390th Bomb Group, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal, 2-Feb-44 England."
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 25 missions on B-17 42-30713 'Phyllis Marie'. Shot down 1 Me109.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), DUC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19061285 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Phyllis Marie
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 10 July 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA | 31 August 1942 | Fort Jay Governors Island New York |
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Died |
26 August 2000 | ||
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Based |
Framlingham | Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
5801 E Grant Rd, Tucson, Az 85712, Tucson, AZ 85712, United States | East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary Tucson, Pima County, AZ |
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Sources
Document / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
