Floyd Bart Walden
Military
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UPL 19549
2nd Lt. Floyd B. Walden Jr.
2nd Lt. Floyd B. Walden Jr.
Floyd Walden Jr. was in the 491st BG, while his only brother James B. Walden was in the 306th BG.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1283869
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-668872
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Little Gramper
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 852nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
25 October 1918 | Dekalb County, Georgia | |
Died |
14 September 1999 | Woodstock, Cherokee County, Georgia | |
Other Bombardier School |
Midland, TX, USA | Graduated from Midland Bombardier School class 42-17. | |
Enlisted |
Revisions
ContributorDennisWalden
Changes
Sources
Based on oral communication from Floyd B Walden Jr. to his son Eric.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster