John Phares Walker
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: Lt Lyle Doerr, Lt George F. Hennrikus Jr, Lt John P. Walker, Lt Giles L. Teague.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Joseph Bergant Jr, S/Sgt Victor Klimaszeski, S/Sgt Joe Kenneth Mansell, Pvt Herbert A Bugbee, Pvt Landis A Frantz.
Object Number - UPL 43421 - "L J Doerr's crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 12 August 1944." Rear L-R: Lt Lyle Doerr, Lt George F....
Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. RAF Walrus flying boat landed at scene and attempted to rescue Lt Walker, unfortunately due to his injuries, he fought off the attempts and drowned. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11243
Awards: AM (2OLC), 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: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17113914 / O-760600
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boomerang
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd 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 |
Vida, OR | 13 June 1923 | Son of Frank Linton and Dora Belle [Phares] Walker |
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Enlisted |
Corvallis, OR | 26 October 1942 | Corvallis, Oregon |
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Died |
Off Beachy Head | 30 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bischoffsheim in B-17 42-102610 'Boomerang'; never made assembly, seen to explode on impact with sea near Beachy Head. KIA MACR 11243 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nuthampstead | 30 December 1944 | Assigned 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot C Row 5 Grave 28 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11243 / MACR 11243; 398th History, Vol II / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
