Roy Eisele
Military ROLL OF HONOUROn ferry flight from Labrador to Ireland on 12 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-31604 was forced to ditch in Loch Quich, Inverness, Scotland due to the loss of two engines. Killed in Action (KIA)
DFC; Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tangerine
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 452nd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
12 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belgium | 12 June 1944 |
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Sources
8th AF Losses/AMBC, http://www.303rdbg.com/360eisele.html / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5626 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database