Walter B Sassmannshausen

Military

Flew on James Crew, 11 missions. The crew returned the B-17 'Shark Tooth' to the US after the war. They did fly on it but not exclusively.



Air Medal, etc

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illionis 14 February 1920

Died

1 April 2004

Buried

Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Walter jr, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2473