Roy Frost
Military
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Hilgay War Memorial, Norfolk
Photo taken 17 September 2014, Laurie Atkins
http://eastangliamemorials.blogspot.co.uk/
Killed when B17 44-6816 was caught in the propwash of another aircraft and was torn apart in the air.
Connections
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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
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
- Known as: Stalland Road, Norfolk
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Kansas, USA | 14 November 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS, USA | 22 December 1941 | |
Died |
Hilgay, Norfolk UK | 30 March 1945 | |
Buried |
Topeka, KS, USA | Topeka Cemetery Topeka Shawnee County Kansas, USA Plot: Sec 75 |