SSgt Thurman Walling

SSgt Thurman Walling (HM1958)

Location: Great Bend, KS 67530 Barton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 20.836', W 98° 50.99'

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My Dear Kansas Friend

"Lucky Irish" Gunner
73rd BW 497th BG 870th SQ
30 combat missions from Saipan.
Enroute home in the famous 52-mission
"Dauntless Dottie" which led the first
Saipan-Tokoyo [sic] Raid, the plane crashed
on Kwajalein, June 7, 1945

In memory
Herbert W Hobler Princeton, N.J.
2nd Lt 1st SQ 9th BG 313th BW
Tinian
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HM NumberHM1958
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Placed ByHerbert W Hobler
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Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 1:37pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 513121 N 4244356
Decimal Degrees38.34726667, -98.84983333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 20.836', W 98° 50.99'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 20' 50.16" N, 98° 50' 59.40" W
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Area Code(s)620
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 86 6th St, Great Bend KS 67530, US
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