Lieutenant Colonel Walter F. Flynn
DOB: 30 November 1920
Hometown: East Greenbush, NY
Place of Birth: East Greenbush, NY
Inducted: May 1942
Discharged: October 1945
United States. Army Air Forces
New York (State). Army National Guard
World War, 1939-1945
Cold War
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Group, 1st
United States. Army Air Forces. Fighter Squadron, 27th
New York (State). National Guard. Aviation Battalion, 42nd
4 August 2006
Saratoga Springs, NY
Flynn, Walter F.
Maloney, Tom
Alabama
Arkansas
Algiers
Europe
Mediterranean
Flight leader
Bomber escorting
Surviving 51 missions
Flying helicopters
P-40's
P-38's
Several photocopies of photographs.
A career with over 5000 fling hours.
Two interviews.
One in 2002. A joint project of the Library of Congress, The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary 1 (SR), and Shaker High School, Latham, NY. (43:38 long)
One by NYS Military Museum in 2006. (1:09:40 long)
Veteran oral history interview published by the New York State Military Museum. The State of New York, the Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the New York State Military Museum are not responsible for the content, accuracy, opinions or manner of expression of the veterans whose historical interviews are presented in this video. The opinions expressed by those interviewed are theirs alone and not those of the State of New York.
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