Roy H Peterson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

July 30, 1943, on return from Kassel raid crash landed in ac B17 42-29726 Poisonality.

Shot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-3486. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Dallas Rebel Poisonality
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 812th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 January 1944

Born

Seattle, Washington, USA

Buried

Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 213, The 351st in WWII by Harbour & Harris pp. 12-13

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2522 / MACR 2522, 8th AF Losses / Page 65LOSSES OF THE 8TH & 9TH AIR FORCES, Vol 2 by Bishop & Hey & MACR 2522 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database