Billy Roy Rooker
Military
UPL 68479
UPL 68479
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 June 1944/Orleans, Fr (Bridge).
Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Billy “Rook” Rooker (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Robert Monfort (N), Lt. George Elias (N), 1st Lt. Donald H. Brown (P), 1st Lt. Raymond Austin (B).
Front L-R: Lt. Col. Thomas Beckett (AC/CP), SSgt. Jack Smith (BT), SSgt. Robert “Berg” Berger (FG), unidentified 1, unidentified 2
To Be Identified: TSgt. Harland House (RO), TSgt. Kenneth Swift (TT).
547th Bomb Squadron
384th Bomb Group
400
42-38208
Grafton Underwood
Billy Roy Rooker
Robert H Monfort
George Elias
Donald H Brown
Raymond L Austin
Thomas P Beckett
Jack A Smith
Robert J Berger
Harland Francis House
Kenneth Gilbert Swift
On
Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Billy “Rook” Rooker (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Robert Monfort (N), Lt. George Elias (N), 1st Lt. Donald H. Brown (P), 1st Lt. Raymond Austin (B).
Front L-R: Lt. Col. Thomas Beckett (AC/CP), SSgt. Jack Smith (BT), SSgt. Robert “Berg” Berger (FG), unidentified 1, unidentified 2
To Be Identified: TSgt. Harland House (RO), TSgt. Kenneth Swift (TT).
The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35699/category/LeadCrews
Completed Tour, Returned to USA
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Updated his STATUS from "Civilian" to "Military" since he has a Military S/N or Rank.
Added "Middle name, S/N, Rank, Role, 547th BS and Summary Biography" per 384th BG website.
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=7411
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…