Floyd A Walker Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22242.jpeg UPL 22242 Floyd Walker - Des Moines, 491st BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22242 - Floyd Walker - Des Moines, 491st BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) at Bradenbeck in B-24 'Firebird' #42-110167.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-110167

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorRussell36
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Family. I am his nephew.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
MACR 10768

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 10768 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 22242 - Floyd Walker - Des Moines, 491st BG, KIA