Walter J McConnell was with the ORIGINAL Combat Crew members that trained together in 1942.

McCONNELL, Walter J., S/Sgt., Gunner, Enlistment Service #: 12030923

KILLED IN ACTION on 01 February 1944~On a Sea Sweep Bombing Mission, Port
of Departure of Gambut, as the formation flew broadside, over a three enemy
ship convoy, it is believed that A/C # 42-64770 was hit by Flak as it was
crossing the ships. When last seen, it was burning at either the left engine
or the left gas tank. It crashed heavily into the sea about 30 seconds
later, nose down at about a 25 degree angle.

A/C # 42-64770 (MACR 2815)
P: Slater, Edmund N., 2Lt.~FOD
CP: Huttemann, Gustave (NMI), 2Lt.~FOD
B-N: Thorne, Dudley P., 2Lt.~FOD
RG: Pyles, Deane E., S/Sgt.~FOD
G: McConnell, Walter J., S/Sgt~FOD
TailG: Barneycastle, Todd (NMI), S/Sgt.~FOD

A/C Date MACR BG Model

42-64770 2/1/1944 2815 310 B-25

World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938 - 1946
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 12030923 12030923
NAME MC#CONNELL#WALTER#J##### MC#CONNELL#WALTER#J#####
RESIDENCE: STATE 23 NEW YORK
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 099 SENECA
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 2386 SYRACUSE NEW YORK
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 13 13
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 12 12
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41 41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION AC# Air Corps
BRANCH: CODE 20 Air Corps
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other
emergency,
plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise
according to law
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY K9 BRITISH NORTH AMERICA or CANADA or LABRADOR or
NEWFOUNDLAND
YEAR OF BIRTH 17 17
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 3 3 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 003 Architects
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 6 Army of the United States - includes the following:
Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year
enlistments
of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal
Service;
Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations
605-10
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0080 0080

FILM REEL NUMBER 1.73# 1.73#

U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Walter J Mcconnell
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: No Record
Disposition: Nonrecoverable
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant

Service Number: 12030923

World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Walter J Mc Connell
Inducted From: New York
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Combat Organization: 379th Bomber Squadron 310th Bomber
Death Date: 1 Feb 1944
Monument: Sicily & Rome, Italy
Last Known Status: Missing

U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal; Air Medal; Additional Army Awards

National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Registry~NARA~War Department Files
Honoree Hometown Service Source
Walter J. McConnell Seneca County, NY U.S. Army National Archives
S SG Walter J. McConnell ID: 12030923
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Seneca County, NY

Status: FOD

National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Registry~NARA~War Department Files
Honoree Hometown Service Source
Walter J. Mc Connell NY U.S. Army Air Forces ABMC Tablets of the Missing
Walter J. Mc Connell ID: 12030923
Entered the Service From: New York
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 379th Bomber Squadron, 310th Bomber Group,
Medium
Died: Tuesday, February 01, 1944
Memorialized at: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery
Location: Nettuno, Italy

Awards: Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

from: findagrave.com:
SSgt Walter J Mcconnell, Jr
Death: Feb. 1, 1944
Note: Entered the service from New York.
Burial: Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Nettuno, Lazio Region, Italy

Plot: Not Given

From MACR: NOK:
Mrs. Florence E. McConnell~MOTHER
317 East Williams Street

Waterloo, New York

1930 Census/Watertown/Jefferson Co./New York/Roll 1444/Page: 10B/Enumeration
District: 77
Household Members: Name Age
Walter J Mcconnell/Head of Household/52
Cora M Mcconnell/Wife/45
Helen E Mcconnell/Daughter/14
Florence M Mcconnell/Daughter/11
Walter J Mcconnell/Son/9
Robert A Mcconnell/Son/7
Peter Mccullen/Boarder/22
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