World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Garner Walters, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Warren County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 91ST BOMB GROUP, 322ND BOMB SQUADRON. RADIO OPERATOR ON THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER, 'BOSTON BOMBSHELL', WHICH WAS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN FIGHTERS WHILE ON A MISSION TO BUNDE, GERMANY ON FEBRUARY 22, 1944. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL (2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS), PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.