Roy E Whitney

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 27 January 1943 in B-17F 41-24637 while serving as Ball Turret Gunner. The aircraft was attacked by fighters on approach to the target of Wilhelmshaven, Germany and then crashed near Tossens, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

305th Bomb Group

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

366th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24637

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

The crew of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23778) nicknamed "Jenny", of the 44th Bomb Group, return to Shipdham following a raid on Germany, 29 January 1943.

The insignia attached to the breast of several crew members jackets has been censored.

Image stamped on reverse: 'Barratt's Photo Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 29 Jan 1943.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'First American raid on Germany. Flying Fortresses and Liberators of the U.S. Army Air Corps Carried out their first r

VIII Bomber Command 31

Date: 27 January 1943

Places

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Bay City, Michigan
Other Killed in Action (KIA)	Tossens, 26969 Butjadingen, Germany	27 January 1943	Killed when aircraft was attacked by fighters and crashed near Tossens, Germany
Buried	Michigan, USA		Originally buried by the Germans in the Evangelical Cemetery at Bad Zwischenahn, Germany. After the war re-interred at the Ardennes American Cemetery and then his remains were repatriated to the United States, probably to Michigan.

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Bay City, Michigan

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Tossens, 26969 Butjadingen, Germany

27 January 1943

Killed when aircraft was attacked by fighters and crashed near Tossens, Germany

Buried

Michigan, USA

Originally buried by the Germans in the Evangelical Cemetery at Bad Zwischenahn, Germany. After the war re-interred at the Ardennes American Cemetery and then his remains were repatriated to the United States, probably to Michigan.

Revisions

Date14 Feb 2015 21:38:52

ContributorLee8thbuff

Changes

Sources

Lee Cunningham 15-Feb-2015. Added SN per MACR 15501; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added Burial event and Edited Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:35

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15501 / MACR 15501, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 67by Bishop and Hey Shot down / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database