Walter Everrett Haberer
Military
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UPL 41697
"Capt. James F. Goodman and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group pose beside their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England. Capt. Goodman piloted the lead aircraft on the mission to Le Bourget airdrome near Paris, France on 16th June 1944."
Rear L-R: Jim Goodman, Harry Bowman, Julius Pickoff, Unkn, Unkn, Walt Haberer.
Front L-R: John Farmer, Burt Markle, Jim Graham, Carlton Giese, Foster Dewees.
Rear L-R: Jim Goodman, Harry Bowman, Julius Pickoff, Unkn, Unkn, Walt Haberer.
Front L-R: John Farmer, Burt Markle, Jim Graham, Carlton Giese, Foster Dewees.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. James Goodman crew. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
- Nicknames: Shark Tooth
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Corpus Christi, TX | 3 March 1916 | Son of Bruno Moltke and Carrie [Peterson] Haberer. |
Enlisted |
10 September 1941 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
10 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
San Antonio, TX | 31 March 1974 | |
Buried |
Sunset Memorial Park San Antonio, Bexar County, TX | Sunset Memorial Park San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3407