Personal File · AirmanMissing in Action
Walter E. Ries.
Tail Gunner · Of 6643 Edward Street, Detroit, Michigan.
The man.
§ 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 · newest first