Walter served as a Staff Sergeant and Gunner on B-24 (#42-52064), 829th Bomber Squadron, 485th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Texas prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" when the B-24 he was on collided during a combat missing over Kossen, Austria with B-24 (#42-52644). He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 18226738
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Those who perished on B-24 (#42-52064):
Broker, Walter L., Jr., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas
Fuccillo, George A., 2nd Lt, New York
Griffin, Albert C., Jr., 2nd Lt, Connecticut
Jones, Charles W., T/Sgt, Engineer, Ohio
Krueger, La Vern R., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, South Dakota
Kuszler, Walter J., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Lambros, Peter D., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Magness, John N., S/Sgt, Gunner, D.C.
Michalaros, James, 1st Lt, Maine
Pooley, Earl W., 1st Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Welger, Adam L., 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York
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For those who perished on B-24 (#42-52644) see:
Hafemeister, William J., FO, Navigator, Wisconsin
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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S/Sgt. Walter L. Broker, Jr.
Age 20
Funeral services held at Gipson Funeral Home Chapel on Jan. 9, 1949 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Ben Roper & Rev. J. B. Davis officiating.
From RECORD OF FUNERAL document provided by Judy Moffett
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He resided in Texas prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" when the B-24 he was on collided during a combat missing over Kossen, Austria with B-24 (#42-52644). He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 18226738
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Those who perished on B-24 (#42-52064):
Broker, Walter L., Jr., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas
Fuccillo, George A., 2nd Lt, New York
Griffin, Albert C., Jr., 2nd Lt, Connecticut
Jones, Charles W., T/Sgt, Engineer, Ohio
Krueger, La Vern R., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, South Dakota
Kuszler, Walter J., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Lambros, Peter D., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Magness, John N., S/Sgt, Gunner, D.C.
Michalaros, James, 1st Lt, Maine
Pooley, Earl W., 1st Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Welger, Adam L., 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For those who perished on B-24 (#42-52644) see:
Hafemeister, William J., FO, Navigator, Wisconsin
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S/Sgt. Walter L. Broker, Jr.
Age 20
Funeral services held at Gipson Funeral Home Chapel on Jan. 9, 1949 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Ben Roper & Rev. J. B. Davis officiating.
From RECORD OF FUNERAL document provided by Judy Moffett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Walter served as a Staff Sergeant and Gunner on B-24 (#42-52064), 829th Bomber Squadron, 485th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Texas prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" when the B-24 he was on collided during a combat missing over Kossen, Austria with B-24 (#42-52644). He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 18226738
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Those who perished on B-24 (#42-52064):
Broker, Walter L., Jr., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas
Fuccillo, George A., 2nd Lt, New York
Griffin, Albert C., Jr., 2nd Lt, Connecticut
Jones, Charles W., T/Sgt, Engineer, Ohio
Krueger, La Vern R., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, South Dakota
Kuszler, Walter J., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Lambros, Peter D., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Magness, John N., S/Sgt, Gunner, D.C.
Michalaros, James, 1st Lt, Maine
Pooley, Earl W., 1st Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Welger, Adam L., 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For those who perished on B-24 (#42-52644) see:
Hafemeister, William J., FO, Navigator, Wisconsin
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S/Sgt. Walter L. Broker, Jr.
Age 20
Funeral services held at Gipson Funeral Home Chapel on Jan. 9, 1949 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Ben Roper & Rev. J. B. Davis officiating.
From RECORD OF FUNERAL document provided by Judy Moffett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Texas prior to the war.
Walter was "Killed In Action" when the B-24 he was on collided during a combat missing over Kossen, Austria with B-24 (#42-52644). He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 18226738
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Those who perished on B-24 (#42-52064):
Broker, Walter L., Jr., S/Sgt, Gunner, Texas
Fuccillo, George A., 2nd Lt, New York
Griffin, Albert C., Jr., 2nd Lt, Connecticut
Jones, Charles W., T/Sgt, Engineer, Ohio
Krueger, La Vern R., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, South Dakota
Kuszler, Walter J., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Lambros, Peter D., S/Sgt, Gunner, Ohio
Magness, John N., S/Sgt, Gunner, D.C.
Michalaros, James, 1st Lt, Maine
Pooley, Earl W., 1st Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Welger, Adam L., 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For those who perished on B-24 (#42-52644) see:
Hafemeister, William J., FO, Navigator, Wisconsin
( Bio & Crew Reports by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S/Sgt. Walter L. Broker, Jr.
Age 20
Funeral services held at Gipson Funeral Home Chapel on Jan. 9, 1949 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Ben Roper & Rev. J. B. Davis officiating.
From RECORD OF FUNERAL document provided by Judy Moffett
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