Walter White Ireland
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled on 1 January 1945 with eight other men when aboard B-17 42-102567 (Sara Gray). The aircraft crashed on take off from Rattlesden.
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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: Sarah Gray
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
13 November 1943 | ||
Died |
1 January 1945 | ||
Buried |
Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA | Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
Born |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Aviation History Around Anglia Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/207000439928194/photos/pcb.306488589979378/306…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90937968/walter-white-ireland
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=13&tf=F&q=wa…
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men of the 710th Squadron