Roy Emmett Deadman

Military

Shot down in 42-5893 'Sad Sax' 26 July 1943. Prisoner of War (POW).

Roy Deadman was Assistant Foreign Editor of the Chicago Times in 1940. He was residing in Madison County, Indiana when he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois, on November 25, 1940 as an Aviation cadet. After the war, he changed his name to Emmett Dedmon and pursued a career in journalism, working mostly for the Chicago Sun-Times and later the Chicago Daily News.

He wrote "Duty To Live", a book about his war experiences, published in 1946 by Houghton-Mifflin.

His obituary in the New York Times : http://www.nytimes.com/1983/09/21/obituaries/emmett-dedmon-65-led-2-chi…

A photo of his gravestone : http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=92192753&PIpi=620…

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

James M Bloxom

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Clarence F Borchardt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36323929
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Charles B Cothran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18040338
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner, Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer

Martin Heathcote

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33001506 at enlistment, then O-733649
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Robert W Katz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-5893

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sad Sack
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Auburn, Nebraska 68305, United States 16 April 1918 Son of Roy Emmett Deadman and Cora Christine Frank of Pendleton, Indiana.

Other

Became a POW

26 July 1943

Died

Died

Chicago, IL, USA 18 September 1983 Captain Roy Emmett Deadman had his name changed after the war into Emmett DEDMON.

Based

Horham

Buried

Emmett Dedmon rests at the Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois.

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

MACR 197 (crew links)

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

Link to enlistment record: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=13&cat=all&tf…

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ContributorED-BB
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NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW Records

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 197 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / RE Bloxom