Walter F Larson

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed SW of St Pol, FR on a mission to V-sites in the Pas-de-Calais, FR area on 28 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31186. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

28 February 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2889 / MACR 2889, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database