Walter S Koski

Military
media-19252.png UPL 19252 “T/Sgt. Koski of the 490th Bomb Group is presented the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony at the 8th Air Force base in England on 21 October 1944.” (Official USAAF photo)

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T/Sgt Walter Loski was a member of the Harry Waldo Dingle crew (490th Bomb Group / 849th Bomb Squadron). He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 21 October 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39162188 and O-693454
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State, United States 9 April 1921

Enlisted

New York City, New York, United States 13 February 1943

Died

Bethpage, New York, United States 11 August 1991
New York, New York, United States

Buried

Curlew Hills Memory Gardens, Palm Harbor, Florida, United States

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NARA WWII Enlistment records
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490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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