Adolph Waluck was born in Massachusetts. He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army on April 17, 1939 in Cedartown, Georgia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being a Widower, without dependents. Adolph served as a Staff Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on B-17G #42-107076, 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-17G #42-107076 took off from RAF Knettishall with a target of the Focke-Wulf Aircraft factory at Poznan, Poland. While on this mission they were hit by enemy flak and severely damaged. Adolph was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 crashed, due to the damage, into the Baltic Sea seven miles Southeast of Nykobing, near Boto, Denmark. His remains was later washed ashore. He is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium. SSgt Waluck 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.

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