Walker L Whiteside
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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FRE 96
Pilot and ground crew of P-38J Lightning (serial number 42-68176), named by the crew "Sky Cowboy". Pilot of the aircraft was First Lieutenant Walker L. Whiteside, Crew Chief was Staff Sergeant Harry G. Keife and Armorer was Corporal James J. Wentworth. They were all part of the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, based at Kings Cliffe air base.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Hennickendorf in P-51 #44-13792 on 6 Aug 1944.
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
1 Me109, 1/2 Me210, 4 unidentified
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
6 August 1944 | ||
Born |
Claremont, California | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 August 1944 | |
Other Promoted |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7446 / MACR 7446, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list