John Robert Walker

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 12TRS, 67TRG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from escort mission to Evreux, France in Spitfire EN564 with 485(NZ) Sqn RAF. Shot down by FW190 in Bernay, France region, glycol seen to be trailing from port radiator. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 36

Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

An airman of the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group with his F-6 Mustang. Image via R Woolner.

12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Reconnaissance

67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Reconnaissance

Aircraft

DE935

Aircraft Type: Tiger Moth
Unit: 67th Observation Group 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

EN-564

Aircraft Type: Spitfire
Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

Places

Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod to reach out for an American flag flying from a flag pole. A group of American airmen look on. They wear the insignia of the RAF Eagle Squadrons, the forerunners of the squadrons of the 4th Fighter Group. Passed for publication on 27 November 1941. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer Kenneth Le Roy Holder from Buena Park, California, stands on the shoulders of Pilot Officer Donald William McLeod from

Biggin Hill

Site type: Airfield

Cambridge American Cemetery

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery

Middle Wallop

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Meyersdale, PA	1 March 1915
	Berlin, PA	16 October 1940
Died Killed in Action (KIA)	Bernay, FR	14 July 1943	Failed to Return (FTR) from escort mission to Evreux; shot down by FW190 in Bernay, France region. Killed in Action (KIA)
Buried			Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

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Date18 Dec 2021 16:38:20

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Date17 Nov 2020 00:51:29

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Date24 Sep 2020 20:55:32

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:38

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9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / B-26 memorials guide