Walter Irving Green
MilitaryAssigned to 78TCS, 435TCG, 9AF USAAF. Downed over Belgium en-route to drop Para troops as part of 'Op Market Garden' in C-47 42-100981. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10716
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 440th Troop Carrier Group 95th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19102666 / O-756333
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 440th Troop Carrier Group 95th Troop Carrier Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
3 March 1920 | Son of Harold Dewight and Myrtle O [Holmes] Green. | |
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Enlisted |
22 September 1942 | ||
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Died |
17 September 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Allegany Cemetery Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York | ||
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Based |
17 September 1944 | Assigned to 78TCS, 435TCG, 9AF USAAF. |