Ulitch Walter G.

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Walter G. Ulitch is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Five B-17s -483rd Bomber Group

Name:

Walter G. Ulitch

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

32726713

Unit:

816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group (Heavy)

Date of Death:

1944-07-18

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Walter G. Ulitch was born on November 20, 1922. He resided in Bronx County, New York prior to the war. He served as a Staff Sergeant and a Gunner on the B-17G #44-6174, 816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Air Force during World War II.

B-17G #44-6174 took off from Sterparone, Italy on July 18, 1944 on a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. B-17G #44-6174, along with other B-17's, were shot down and crashed near Memmingen. He is now buried in the Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, Westchester County, New York, USA.

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