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Greer, Walter, S/Sgt.
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Contact Info
Home Town Midlothian, Virginia
Last Address Midlothian, Virginia
Date of Passing Jun 08, 2006
Location of Interment Dale Memorial Park - Chesterfield, Virginia
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Arrived in England December 21, 1944 went over on Queen Mary. They joined the 574thBS of the 391st Bomb Group, 9th Air Force based in Roye AMI France. His crew was comprised of Sam Hamilton, pilot, Jerry Moore, co-pilot, Thomas McEwen, Nav-Bomb, Walt Greer, Engineer, Scotty Holloway, radio operator and Charles Piepenbrink, armorer. He flew with the squadron until they converted to the A-26 Invaders in April 1945. They bombed targets such as Bap Oyenhausen, Worms, Wesel and Celle Germany, specializing in bridge busting and marshalling yards. In April they were transferred to the 323rd Bomb Group 454th Bomb Squadron and then transferred to the 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Central Europe Campaign (1945)
From Month/Year
March / 1945
To Month/Year
May / 1945
Description (Central Europe Campaign 22 March to 11 May 1945) Following the Battle of the Bulge the Allies had pushed through to the Rhine. On 22 March 1945 they began their assault across the river, and by I April the Ruhr was encircled. Armored columns raced across Germany and into Austria and Czechoslovakia. On 25 April, the day American and Russian forces met on the Elbe, strategic bombing operations came to an end. Germany surrendered on 7 May 1945 and operations officially came to an end the following day, although sporadic actions continued on the European front until 11 May.
