James E Roach

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-54729.jpeg UPL 54729 Leonard J. Crandell crew, 44BG.

Rear L-R: William Croll, Bertil Carlberg, Leonard Crandell.
Front L-R: Walter Battenberg, Larry Feeney, Robert Ogilive, Irvin Germolus, James Brown Jr, James Roach.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 54729 - Leonard J. Crandell crew, 44BG. Rear L-R: William Croll, Bertil Carlberg, Leonard Crandell. Front L-R: Walter Battenberg, Larry Feeney, Robert...

Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Crandell crew. On mission to Munich on 1-Mar-45, encountered heavier than forecast headwinds on return. Baled out vicinity St Quentin, France. RTD. Failed to Return (FTR) Wesel in B-24 42-100314 'Kay Bar' 24-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13601



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Leonard John Crandell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16153522 / O-720197
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-100314

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Kay Bar
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 67th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron

42-95049

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fearless Fosdick
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Denver, Colorado, USA 18 July 1925 Son of Leo Thomas and Constance M Roach.

Enlisted

Denver, CO 9 July 1943 Denver, Colorado

Died

Wesel, Germany 24 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Wesel in B-24 42-100314 'Kay Bar' 24-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13601

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Shipdham 24 March 1945 Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Mount Olivet Cemetery Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, CO Mount Olivet Cemetery Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13601 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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