Roy Arthur Hammer
Military
Dog Tag from KU-3247 : https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147904454
Object Number - UPL 41772 - Dog Tag from KU-3247 : https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147904454
Roy Hammer was Pilot of B-17 #44-8208, shot down on the Merseburg mission 2 November 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19104866
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32574205 at enlistment, then O-716374
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17111190
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14114887
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13129300 at enlistment, then O-552166
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Baby II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
19 September 1921 | Volga, Brookings County, South Dakota | |
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Enlisted |
13 May 1942 | Fort Snelling, Minnesota | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
2 November 1944 | Captured between Elsdorf and Drosa, North of Köthen, Germany. Interned at Stalag Luft 3. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 18 May 1945.” | |
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Died |
27 March 1989 | Lennox, Lincoln County, South Dakota | |
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Buried |
Roy Hammer rests at the Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery, Canton, Lincoln County, South Dakota |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records
MACR 2902
NARA - Captured German records - KU-3247
SSDI - Social Security Death Index
VA Grave Locator
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10143 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
