Walter Scott Reed

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-45703.jpeg UPL 45703 Group of enlisted men, most of which flew with the 388th BG:

Standing left to right: S. Nevins, Mario J. Zumbolo (FE), Walter Scott Reed (WG), William Angelo Marcario (TG)

Kneeling left to right: Leighton, Elbert Paul Moyer (WG), Edwin W. Pfanner (BTG)

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Object Number - UPL 45703 - Group of enlisted men, most of which flew with the 388th BG: Standing left to right: S. Nevins, Mario J. Zumbolo (FE), Walter Scott Reed (WG),...

On a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, another B-17 from the 388th went out of control after being attacked by fighters and collided with B-17G 42-40054 which exploded and crashed SE of Emmen, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA).



AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675160
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672514
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 388th Bomb Group with their Cletrac and a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30851) nicknamed "Little Boy Blue". Image via B Cook. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17F-125-BO "Little Boy Blue" 560th BS, 388th BG, s/n 42-30851. Lost in mid-air 7-19-44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Boy Blue
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patty Jo
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Mac
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
A B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37810) of the 388th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "1715 - Hon - 12-21-43 - B17G - 42-37810.M."
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Vian, Oklahoma, USA 9 March 1922

Enlisted

Little Rock, AR 12 January 1942
30 June 1942 2109 N. 11th St

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Veenschapsweg, Schoonebeek, Netherlands 6 March 1944 Was last seen at his waist position. His body was found in the a/c wreckage.

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map Plot L Row 14 Grave 11

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

ABMC, MACR 3092, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 3092 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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