John R Roth
MilitaryAssigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 mission club. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medal.
Post War: Re-enlisted USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnamese conflicts, retired 1970.
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mount Joy, Pennsylvania | 19 September 1925 | Son of Harry and Lena (Leuch) Roth. |
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Enlisted |
12 January 1943 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
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Died |
Moon Township, PA | 11 July 2006 | |
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Buried |
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery, McMurray, Washington County, PA | 15 July 2006 | Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery McMurray, Washington County, PA Section 9 Block 14 Lot 44 |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 526BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Enlisted |
Re-enlisted USAF. | ||
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Other Discharged USAF |
Honourable discharge. | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
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Sources
379th Bomb Group Anthology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia