Walter Lafayette House

Military

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 41-24507 'Yankee Raider'.

Evaded with the help of French citizens and underground members and guided to Spain through the Belgian Comète evasion network. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 299. MACR #772.

For the story of Walter House's evasion, see http://www.evasioncomete.org/fhousewl.html

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

James Edwin Armstrong

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-794606
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Charles C Carlin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-738819
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Eldore Leo Daudelin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11068163
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Bruno E Edman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36198223
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Olen Grant

Olen Grant

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18135581
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist gunner

Aircraft

41-24507

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yankee Raider
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kentucky, United States 3 September 1914

Enlisted

Louisville, Kentucky, United States 17 July 1942

Other

Baled out

over Normandy, France 6 September 1943 from B-17 41-24507

Other

Evaded capture

6 September 1943 - 31 December 1943 Landed in parachute to the east of Les Andelys, Eure, France. Helped in his evasion by French and Belgian people. Guided, fed, clothed, sheltered in many places in France. Led to Paris, he was guided to Bordeaux, Dax, Anglet and over the Pyrénées mountains, reaching Gibraltar on 31 December 1943. Was flown from there to England and arrived in London on 4 January 1944.

Died

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 25 July 1980
Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

Buried

Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 299

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
/ MACR 772, ;
http://384thbombgroup.com/ ;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1811

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Contributorbombercommand
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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1811

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Contributorbombercommand
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384thbombgroup.com

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 772 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database