Edmonde Joseph Walker
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Edmonde J Walker (Far Right) with crew mates
Picture from his Niece Sharon Wilcox Mitchell
Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Holland convoy in B-17 42-3260 'Angel's Tit' 25-Jun-43; hit by enemy aircraft 20 miles Nth of the Frisian Islands and A/C exploded, crashed North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 271
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Angel's Tit
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
23 March 1913 | ||
Enlisted |
4 June 1941 | Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia | |
Died |
25 June 1943 | ||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
25 June 1943 | Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Tablets Of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number 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 271 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database