Paul A Becker

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Navigator B-17 #42102547 'Rose of York' [62 mission veteran], on return from 63rd bombing mission [ Berlin ], A/C hit by concentrated and accurate AA fire, last contact indicated one engine out and another trailing gasoline, failed to return FTR, posted MIA, crashed into English Channel. Changed to Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Princess Elizabeth and an airman of the 306th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102547) nicknamed "Rose of York", that has been named in her honour, 6 July 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Rose of York.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Elizabeth, The Princess, Rose of York
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 3 February 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 3 February 1945 Killed in Action (KIA).

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Buried

Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12283 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database