Walter J Otton
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed at Schelesttstadt on 7/13/44 in B-17 #42-97953, Prisoner of War (POW).
Shot up by flak over Hamburg, June 20 1944 the lead ship returned to the base minus virtually everything but the crew.
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Moscow, Idaho, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 13 July 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7499 / MACR 7499, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=337 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database