Walter Leon Regoli
Military ROLL OF HONOURThis is my mothers first cousin and I have this actually photo.
Shot down by heavy flak just prior to the target of Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-3491 'Chopstick-G George'. Killed in Action (KIA).
1st Lieutenant Walter L. Regoli was born September 13, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Renaldo Regoli and Orie Laurilla Beardsley, his wife Ina Mae, and his sister, Eleanor Regoli. His hometown was Los Angeles, California. UCLA
On March 6, 1944, he was serving as Observer/Copilot aboard B-17 tail #42-3491 of the 385th Bomb Group, 551st Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Berlin, Germany.
His remains were not recovered and identified until 1956. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19036033 on enlistment, O-735978
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Group Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron 812th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-437585
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 4th Combat Bomb Wing
- Service Numbers: O-17164
- Highest Rank: Brigadier General
- Role/Job: Pilot, Combat Observer, Aircraft Observer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Chopstick-G George
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 812th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 13 September 1923 | 1st Lieutenant Walter L. Regoli was born September 13, 1923. His next of kin were his parents, Renaldo Regoli and Orie Laurilla Beardsley, his wife Ina Mae, and his sister, Eleanor Regoli. His hometown was Los Angeles, California. UCLA |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, California | 16 April 1942 | |
Died |
6 March 1944 | ||
Buried |
Whittier, CA, USA | His remains were not recovered and identified until 1956. He is buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California. | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 | On March 6, 1944, he was serving as Observer/Copilot aboard B-17 tail #42-3491 of the 385th Bomb Group, 551st Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Berlin, Germany. |
Revisions
NARA file verified Air Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters. Purple Heart issued posthumously.
Added an "Elisted" event per "U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946" at Ancestry.com.
Added S/N per "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963" at Ancestry.com.
Updating his correct parents from Ina Mae as his mother to his wife, his mother was Orie Laurilla Beardsley. My mother was Walter Regoli's first cousin. I have a few photos of him as well.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3362 / MACR 3362, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database