Waldron Henry Troop

Military

Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3543 'Sack Time Suzy. ' Landed in Sweden. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Leonard Gilbert Conly

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

James Thomas Degnan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32574214
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Louis Joseph Finnan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38313197
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

John Henry Fox

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797509
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Rodney Sinclair Greene

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39225372 at enlistment, then T-708
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3543

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sack Time Suzy
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

13 June 1914

Died

24 April 1980

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 9 October 1943

Buried

Waldron Troop rests at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

Veterans BIRL database

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 946
First name Waldron

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 946 / MACR 946; Snetterton Falcons pg 60 & 75 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database