Walter Stephen Nowicki

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Merseburg in B-17 'Shy Ann' #42-102953. Plane was in a mid-air collision with another 388th plane in the scramble to regroup after dropping their bombs.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102953

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sky Ann
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, NY, USA 26 December 1918

Other

Killed in action

28 September 1944

Buried

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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https://abmc.gov/node/532558#.WrEhgMguBE4

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9380