Captain Walter “Waddy” Young and his crew pose in
front of their caricatures on their B-29
Superfortress on November 24, 1944.
Captain Walter Roland "Waddy" Young was the Aircraft Commander pilot of U.S. Army Air Corps
B-29-40-BW Superfortress #42-24598, nicknamed "Waddy's Wagon." On January 9, 1945, while returning from bombing mission to Musashino Aircraft Factory near Tokyo, the plane came under attack by Japanese fighters. The bomber was severely battle damaged, and ditched in the Pacific off the coast of Japan. Sadly all eleven crew members pictured above were Killed In Action. Missing Air Crew Report 10908.
No remains were ever found and they were all declared dead by the USAAF on Jan. 10, 1946.
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Waddy and his boys were Air Force. Great folks, but the Air Force and Army go on Leave. Navy and Marine Corps have Leave and Liberty... You have not Partied until you have gone on Liberty with us. God Bless those Air Force Guys...
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