Edward Walker Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 57830 - SSgt Edward Walker Jr, 100BG
B-17G#42-31968 'Miss Irish' returned from a mission to Marquise/Mimoyecques, France and made an emergency landing at Raydon after taking a direct hit from an 88mm in the radio room on 19 March 1944. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 15220.
Edward Walker, the ROG was killed and his body fell from the large hole where the radio section had been. His body was never found. Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- 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 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38338409
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-464692
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18190381
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35683437
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19101831 at enlistment, then O-755534
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Irish
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Pushmataha County, OK, USA | 30 December 1923 | Son of Edward F Snr and Margaret M [Winkler] Walker. |
|
Enlisted |
Tacoma, WA, USA | 15 August 1942 | Tacoma, Washington |
|
Died |
D249 entre LANDRETHUN-LE-NORD, 62250 Leubringhen, France | 19 March 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Mimoyecques in B-17 #42-31968 hit by Flak in radio room, blown out of hole to his death. Killed in Action (KIA). |
|
Other Memorialized |
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium | Tablets of the missing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/page/529866855-edward-walker-jr/facts
https://www.fold3.com/page/85003821-edward-walker-jr/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/310952944?terms=19114608%20Edward%20Walker
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemete…
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56286442
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
