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WALKER, Clyde M - Date of
birth
24 December 1921 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Wilson, Carter County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Cement, Caddo County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18002736 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner/Engineer -
Unit
350th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1943 - Place of
death
At Wildermann's farm
Hohenhalte, six miles west of Münster, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 42 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jesse D. Walker (father)
Mary J. Sharp (mother)
Beatrice Walker (sister)
Lloyd V. Walker (brother)
Marilyn Walker (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30823 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: The Gnome aka Invadin' Maiden
Destination: Münster, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad
MACR: 1025
More information
S/Sgt Clyde M. Walker was an attendant in a filling station.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 15 August 1940. He arrived overseas on 8 September 1944.
The airplane was attacked by a FW 190. The #2 engine was knocked out and the wing caught fire. It exploded and crashed.
According to a surviving crew member, the Germans had told him that S/Sgt Walker was in a hospital and was seriously wounded.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, WWIIMemorial, Archives, Fold3, 100thBG
Photo source: www.100thbg.com