Personal File · AirmanMissing in Action
Walter E. Ries.
Tail Gunner · Of 6643 Edward Street, Detroit, Michigan.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt Walter E. Ries served as a gunner on B-24J 42-100294 on the 24 June 1944 mission to Dreux Airdrome, France. His surname appears in documents as Ries, Rice, and Bies due to OCR and clerical variation.
Ries returned to U.S. military control in August 1944. His next of kin was his mother, Mrs. Anna Rice (Ries), 6643 Edward Street, Detroit, Michigan.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Position
Tail Gunner
Serial Number
36533066
Hometown
6643 Edward Street, Detroit, Michigan
Missions flown.
6 catalogued · 24 Jun 1944 — 25 Feb 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record