Roy J Shilling
MilitaryKilled in Action (KIA) C-47B #43-48611 crashed at Pleasis-Gassot, FR for unknown reasons.
2nd Lieutenant Roy J. Shilling was born January 28, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Fred and Helen Shilling. He was from Meadowlands, Pennsylvania.
On January 18, 1945, he was the pilot of C-47 tail #43-48611 when it crashed on a transport flight near Plessis Gassot, France. His unit was the 321st Transport Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Epinal, France.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Transport
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Meadowlands, PA 15301, USA | 28 January 1922 | 2nd Lieutenant Roy J. Shilling was born January 28, 1922. His next of kin were his parents, Fred and Helen Shilling. He was from Meadowlands, Pennsylvania. |
Died |
18 January 1945 | On January 18, 1945, he was the pilot of C-47 tail #43-48611 when it crashed on a transport flight near Plessis Gassot, France. His unit was the 321st Transport Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group. | |
Buried/ Commemorated |
Épinal, France | He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Epinal, France. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Leslie Veit