Walter C Euwer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Lieutenant Walter C. Euwers crew call themselves "The Nasty Ten". Here their radioman, Sergeant Sam Blatchford, Navajo Indian of Fort Defiance, Arizona, decorates the back of the leather jacket of their Tail Gunner, Sergeant Louis A. ("Staff") Hamilton, of Adrian, Michigan, while (left to right) Euwer, Waist Gunner, Sergeant Cyril Koval, of Jersey City, New Jersey and Tail Gunner Sergeant Clifford D. Hart, of Wenachee, Washington,
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Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29901, Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
16 September 1943 | ||
Born |
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA | ||
Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery, Saint James, France, A 18 6 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 16 September 1943 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1347 / MACR 1347; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 279 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database