Walter Stephen Nowicki was born in 1917 in New York. He enlisted with the Air Corps on 19 August 1941. Walter served in the 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier of #42-102953 "Sky Anne" aircraft during World War II. A member of the Lord crew, he was killed when their plane crashed on September 28, 1944. After bombs away and while doing evasive action, Lt Heimendinger's aircraft hit and cut Lt Lord's aircraft into just behind the ball turret. Lt Lord's aircraft went into a spin. Before the ball-gunner could bail-out the plane was spinning in a flat nose down position. During this spin, the wings came off and the ball-gunner passed out. This part of the plane crashed upside-down in a spoil area of a factory in the Merseburg area.

2Lt Nowicki is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.

Source of information: www.abmc.gov, www.fieldsofhonor-database.com