Queen, Walter Hugh – ww2 Europe

Technical Sergeant Walter Hugh Queen.

412nd Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Walter was born on 1 June 1910 in Ventura County, California.

Father, Hugh Sylvester Queen.

Mother, Gertrude (Peterson) Queen.

Sister, Dora Ann Queen.

Brother, Robert Marion Queen.

Walter entered the Service from San Francisco, California in March 3, 1942 with service number # 19083172.

Walter H. Queen was a Left Waist Gunner in the 412nd Bomber Squadron.

Walter‘s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,

1st Lt. Ralph W. Emerts Pilot

2nd Lt. John C. Burdick Co Pilot

1st Lt. John G. Nelson Navigator

2nd Lt. Robert D. Wing Bombardier

T/Sgt. William E. Pitspanen Radio Operator

S/Sgt. Grant E. Allen Top Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. Lewis Rabanowitz Turret Gunner

S/Sgt. James R. Anderson Tail Gunner

S/Sgt. Ralph T. Bates Right Waist Gunner

T/Sgt. Walter H. Queen Left Waist Gunner

Walter was KIA when number 2 engine was on fire, shot by Enemy Fighters, the plane blew up and crashed a west from Germany in the North Sea, on Oct. 9, 1943 he is he is honored with an Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

And he is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton,
South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Thanks to 95thbg.org http://95thbg.org/j3migr/

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LR5H-MSF

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com