Walter John Kita
MilitaryShot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52432. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31254148
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35451477
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32818617
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15334471
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Olyphant, Pennsylvania, USA | 25 October 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
2 February 1942 | Ft Dix, New Jersey | |
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Other Captured |
9 April 1944 | near Hyllested, ±45km NE of Aarhus, Denmark | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
9 April 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. Returned to Military Control 24 May 1945. | |
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Died |
24 July 1989 | ||
| Closter, Bergen County, New Jersey |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 3838
WWII Draft card
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3838 / MACR 3838 & Page 278of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database