Timeline
Birth- Sep 22, 1918
Birth
Harris, Rutherford County, North Carolina, United States of America
1939 - 1945World War II
Regiment
369th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy
Rank
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Awards
Bronze Star, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Service Number
34147240
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Award
Gold Star
Death- Apr 29, 1944-Age: 26 years
Death
29-Apr-44
Walker was one of only three Americans who died in that POW camp. He died April 28 when he was shot while trying to escape.
Death- Apr 29, 1944-Age: 26 years
Death
Macikai, Šilutė District Municipality, Klaipėda, Lithuania
Burial
Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery
Margraten, Netherlands
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Other Facts
State Of Residence
Tennessee
Full Name
George B Walker
