Monuments
Leiston Airfield (Station 373) and 357th & 358th Fighter Group Memorial
357th Fighter Group Roll of Honor
Name:
Walter E. Corby
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-826632
Unit:
363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1945-01-27
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Long Island National Cemetery, New York
Plot:
H
Row:
Grave:
7931
Decoration:
Comments:
Walter E. Corby was born on February 22, 1922. He served in the 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group as a First Lieutenant during World War II. Returning from France in an AT-6 Texan, 1LT Corby and S/Sgt "Schunny" were killed as their aircraft flew into bad weather returning to Leiston, England. His plane crashed at Swingate, England on January 27, 1945. He died at the age of 22 and is now buried in the Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA.