Roy R Bumsted Jr
MilitaryShot down by fighters and flak and crashed near Saarbrucken, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-39841. Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 725th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35724670
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-804363
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36148634
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18171429
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New Jersey, USA | 12 July 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Trenton, NJ, USA | 25 July 1941 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 25 February 1944 | |
| Essex County, NJ, USA | |||
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Died |
Short Hills, NJ 07078, USA |