Walter G Center Jr

Military

Crashed near Parchim on 4/7/45 in B-17 'Happy Warrior' #43-39163, Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (H8-S, serial number 43-39163) nicknamed "Happy Warrior" of the 835th Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group in flight with two engines aflame after being hit by flak and friendly bombs, 7 April 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '339163. H8-S. 7/4/45. Harry Miller.'

43-39163

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Happy Warrior
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rensselaer, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 7 April 1945

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

Date
ContributorKauko56
Changes
Sources

MACR

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 13889 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database