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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Edward Joseph Walters

Hometown

Oakmont, Pennsylvania

Honored By

A Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF WARRANT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR AND BOMB AIMER IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 26 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 617 'DAMBUSTERS' SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS AVRO LANCASTER MK III (ED825/G) WAS HIT BY ENEMY FLAK AT LOW ALTITUDE, BURST INTO FLAMES AND CRASHED NEAR DOULLENS, SOMME, FRANCE DURING SPECIAL OPERATIONS ON DECEMBER 10, 1943. BURIED AT MEHARICOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY, MEHARICOURT, SOMME, FRANCE.