Walter E Eberly
Military ROLL OF HONOURB-24 King Size crashed in the meadows of La Fosse, Manhay community/ Belgium, after being shot down by German fighters on december 25 1944. Walter Eberly managed to get out of the plane just before the crash, but jumped out to late and fell to death.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: King Size
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 25 December 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11106 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database