Walter John Carney
Military
Rear L-R: Albert Taylor, James Hickey, Thomas Cooney, Walter Carney.
Front L-R: Albert Foster, William Encinas, Emil Kayrallah, Clarence Howe, Jackson Henderson, Harold Turner.
Object Number - UPL 51100 - "Lt. Walter J. Carney and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 15 June...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 36 combat missions. "Once crash landed my B-17 9 miles from Rome, Italy delivered plane to Bari, Italy Sub depot on 3 engines". ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-704339
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39702776
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34506258
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36559695
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 356th Fighter Group 359th Bomb Squadron 360th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-701757
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Suffield, Connecticut | 28 November 1919 | Son of Sarah Carney. |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 27 April 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
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Died |
4 March 2010 | ||
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Buried |
Saint Josephs Cemetery Suffield, Hartford County, CT | 7 March 2010 | Saint Josephs Cemetery Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut |
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Based |
Molesworth | 9 December 1944 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self