Westmoreland, Walter Drake, 1st Lt

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
First Lieutenant

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)

Primary Unit
1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 332nd Fighter Group

Service Years
1942 - 1944

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Georgia

Year of Birth
1920

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Casualty Info

Home Town Atlanta, Georgia	Last Address Ramitelli Airfield, Foggia, Italy
Casualty Date Oct 12, 1944
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Hungary	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment South View Cemetery - Atlanta, Georgia

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1944, Tuskegee Airmen - Assoc. Page

1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 302nd Fighter Control Squadron

From Month/Year - / 1943	To Month/Year October / 1944
Unit 302nd Fighter Control Squadron Unit Page
Rank First Lieutenant	AFSC/MOS AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Base, Station or City Ramitelli Airfield, Foggia	State/Country Italy

Patch	302nd Fighter Control Squadron Details

	Type Fighter
	Parent Unit Fighter Units	Strength Squadron
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Mar 29, 2023

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7 Members Also There at Same Time

302nd Fighter Control Squadron

Stiger, Roosevelt, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Second Lieutenant
Taylor, Elmer W., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Second Lieutenant
Ramsey, James Chapplear, FltOff, (1942-1944)	A23	AAF MOS 1055	Flight Officer
Tresville, Robert Bernard, Capt, (1942-1944)	A23	AAF MOS 1065	First Lieutenant
Harris, William M., MSgt, (1942-1944)	A25	AAF MOS 644	Master Sergeant
Mattison, William Theodius, Maj, (1941-1951)			Captain
Bennett, Clarence, Sgt, (1943-1946)			Sergeant