Floyd Bart Walden

Military
media-19549.jpeg UPL 19549 2nd Lt. Floyd B. Walden Jr.

2nd Lt. Floyd B. Walden Jr.

Object Number - UPL 19549 - 2nd Lt. Floyd B. Walden Jr.

Floyd Walden Jr. was in the 491st BG, while his only brother James B. Walden was in the 306th BG.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78289) nicknamed "Flak Strainer" of the 484th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Image via P Gandillet. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42078289 B024L 824 BS- 84 BG 15th AF "Flak Strainer" Dijon-Longvic Oct 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
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.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1283869
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-668872
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Little Gramper
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 852nd Bomb Squadron

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Born

25 October 1918 Dekalb County, Georgia

Died

14 September 1999 Woodstock, Cherokee County, Georgia

Other

Bombardier School

Midland, TX, USA Graduated from Midland Bombardier School class 42-17.

Enlisted

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Based on oral communication from Floyd B Walden Jr. to his son Eric.

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See media item DFC Recipient Floyd B. Walden

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster

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