Forrest R Roudebush

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Unzhurst on 8/9/44 in B-17 Boeing's Best #4231342

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Boeing's Best" of the 305th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Boeing's Best.'

42-31342

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Boeing's Best
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Indianapolis, IN, USA 8 February 1943

Died

9 August 1944

Born

Brockville, Indiana

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8071