Raymond Dale Walker was born on March 19, 1919 in Indiana. He was the flight engineer on B-24L #44-49574, assigned to the 10th Air Force, 7th Bombardment Group, 492nd Bombardment Squadron. They where flying a cargo of gasoline from Tezpur India over the Himalayas to Chengtu air base in China when they crashed under unknown circumstances. All aboard were killed. He is now buried in the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA in a common grave with his crew.
Sgt Walker was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.
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Walker Raymond Dale
Name:
Raymond Dale Walker
Rank:
Sergeant
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Unit:
492nd Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group
Date of Death:
1945-07-07
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Kentucky
Plot:
I
Row:
Grave:
77-78
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