Roger T Keys

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Libehna, Germany in B-17 'PARD' #4297956.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97956

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pard
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA 24 February 1925

Enlisted

29 June 1943 Some training at Langley, VA.

Killed in Action (KIA)

Tahlequah, OK 74464, USA 29 June 1943

Died

2 November 1944 Temporally buried in Germany until after the war.

Buried

Cherokee County, OK, USA Returned to the USA for reburial at Levi Cookson Cemetery, Park Hill, Cherokee County, OK.

Revisions

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ContributorRustysgirl
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Sources

Personal Contact with Brother (George Keys), and Sister-In-Law (Elsie Keys). Mission Loading Lists, Books, NARA, and Application for Headstone. I added the country to the Bio; and capitalized PARD, like it was on the aircraft (I have a photo).

Date
ContributorRustysgirl
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Sources

Mission Loading Lists & NARA.

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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 10148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database