Walter W McCartie
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Second Row: T/Sgt William E Evans -- Radio Operator; S/Sgt Bradford T. Trusdell - Asst. Engineer; S/Sgt Thomas E Daley -- Armorer Gunner; S/Sgt Eugene T Cole, Armorer Gunner; S/Sgt David B Zeff [Ziff] --Armorer Gunner
Reupload of UPL 56917 (now deleted) to correct orientation.
Originally uploaded by user Richard W Evans. from the collection of their father: William E Evans. Names and caption as per back of the original print.
Object Number - UPL 57107 - From the back of photo: L to R -- Walter W McCartie- Pilot, LT Greenwood G. Gay Co-Pilot; LT James V Vitale - Navigator; LT Al Philipone -Bonbardier;...
Shot down by flak and fighters over Karlsruhe and crashed SE of Pirmasens, GR on a mission to Furth, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100323. Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: AF 12 152 252
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Aerial Gunnery
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13084526
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
25 February 1944 | ||
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Born |
Olsakalosa, Iowa | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
ABMC, MACR 2926, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
