Roy E Island

Military
media-22072.jpeg UPL 22072 Roy Island Crew
388th BG - 562nd BS

Standing Left to Right: Robert L. Sanders (FE), Robert A. Palmer (B), Roy E. Island (P), John P. Gallien (CP), Oliver A. Morris (WG)

Kneeling Left to Right: Larry C. Parrish (R/O), Henry G. Woods (TG), Fred L. Brunty (WG), Woodrow W. Wiggins (BTG)

Completed 27 mission tour: 26 November 1943 - 16 March 1944

Object Number - UPL 22072 - Roy Island Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS Standing Left to Right: Robert L. Sanders (FE), Robert A. Palmer (B), Roy E. Island (P), John P. Gallien...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35637481
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801848
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14161589
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35492453
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35372844
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hells Belles
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duchess of Dixie
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
The insignia of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thunderbolt/Hi Fever
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Willie
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pomme de Terre, Minnesota 9 February 1919

Enlisted

Jackson, MN 56143, USA 7 April 1942

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK 19 November 1943 - 16 March 1944

Died

Fergus Falls, MN 56537, USA 11 October 2003

Buried

Fergus Falls, MN 56537, USA 14 October 2003 Knollwood Memorial Gardens Fergus Falls Otter Tail County Minnesota, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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