Roscoe E Harris Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Glowe on 6/20/44 in B-24 #44-40227, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Five men standing in rear and four men seated in front

44-40227

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Four Beers Doc
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

20 June 1944

Born

Birmingham Al

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Added S/N per MACR 7082 at Fold3.com.
Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28704020

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7082