Name:
Orville N. Walker
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
20725380
Unit:
861st Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-18
State:
Kansas
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Me
Plot:
B
Row:
13
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Orville N. Walker, gunner of the B-24 Liberator 42-94745 “The Bold Sea Rover”, took off from station 152 in Debach, Suffolk, UK on a bombing mission over Roye-Amy. They were shot down by flak at 0951, disintegrating the plane.