Walter Joseph Yokum
Military
Object Number - UPL 72065 - S/Sgt Walter J. Yokum
Assigned to 862BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 30 x missions as a S/Sgt waist gunner. Ended Tour. Commissioned 2Lt, assigned to 838BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Served as squadron gunnery officer. Later promoted 1Lt. completed a further 4 x missions.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: Grand Old Lady, The Pay Off
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Columbus, Ohio | 6 November 1916 | BornColumbus, Ohio |
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Enlisted |
30 September 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged |
12 November 1945 | ||
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Died |
Broomfield, Colorado | 20 October 1993 | DiedBroomfield. Colorado |
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Buried |
Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Colorado, | 23 October 1993 | InterredFort Logan National CemeteryDenver, Colorado, |
Revisions
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry https://www.americanairmuseum.com/node/439509
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php
