Eugene Warren Norman Roop
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. 22 x combat missions. Shot down 11-Apr-44 in B-24 42-7522 'Southern Comfort II. On the bail out order, clipped his own chute onto ball turret gunners harness, as he had badly burnt hands, and got him out of A/C. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3848
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17061538 / O-740104
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Southern Comfort
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Inskip, TN | 12 January 1924 | Son of William A and Edith J [Norman] Roop. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Forrest, TN | 29 September 1942 | Camp Forrest, Tennessee |
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Died |
Bernbug, Germany | 11 April 1944 | Shot down 11-Apr-44 in B-24 42-7522 'Southern Comfort II. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3848 |
| Knoxville, TN | |||
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Based |
Shipdham | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Woodhaven Memorial Gardens Claxton, Anderson County, TN | Woodhaven Memorial Gardens Claxton, Anderson County, Tennessee |