Timeline
Birth- Jun 29, 1918
Arthur, Nebraska
1939 - 1945World War II
Regiment
392nd Bomber Squadron, 30th Bomber Group, Heavy
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart
Service Number
0-739697
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Theater
Central Pacific
Gold Star
Name
B-24 Pilot - written under pilot's window; Lt. "Bounce 'em again" WARD- driver
392nd Bomb Squadron Mission to Taroa Island, Maloelap Atoll
B-24J-I-CO "Wingless Witch"
Muster Date
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Branch
Army Air Forces
Rank
First Lieutenant
Unit
392nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 30th Bombardment Group (H), 7th Army Air Force
Casualty- Dec 20, 1943-Age: 25 years
Shot down by Antiaircraft
Taroa
Stationed
Canton Island
Death- Dec 20, 1943-Age: 25 years
Death
20-Dec-43
Death- Dec 20, 1943-Age: 25 years
Burial
Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Honolulu, Hawaii
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Hawaii
Memorial Location
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Burial
Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States of America
Other Facts
State Of Residence
Nebraska
Full Name
Walter M Ward
Also Known As
Lt. "Bounce 'em again" Ward - nickname painted under pilot's window.
