Donald A Walter
Military ROLL OF HONOURBack row, from left to right : Navigator Lt Harold Spire; Bombardier Lt Ewart T. Sconiers; Co-Pilot Lt Donald A. Walter; Pilot Lt Richard S. Starks.
Front row : Roy Nalley, second from left.
Roy Nalley identified in this picture by family member.
Killed in Action (KIA) in fighter attack in B-17 #41-9089. First Killed in Action (KIA) for VIII Bomber Command.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-724720
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15048241 and O-431059
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Johnny Reb
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 August 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 17 August 1942
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Geauga County, OH, USA | 12 April 1920 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Rotterdam, The Netherlands | 21 August 1942 | Killed when a German fighter attacked the aircraft. |
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery, Plot F, Row 1, Grave 82 |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Lee Cunningham 12-Nov-2014. Edits to life events. "The Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A. Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 20-Oct-2014 Correction of typographical error in burial location.
Lee Cunningham 19-Oct-2014 Mission associations "Mighty Eighth War Diary" Roger A, Freeman.
Lee Cunningham 19-Oct-43, Service Number, burial location, awards from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / first combat wing, 97 Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 493 by Bishop & Hey