Roy Richard Winn
Military
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UPL 52747
1st Lt Roy R Winn. 401BG.
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Don Currie crew. 37 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14102782 / O-805408 / AO38157
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-348319
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Commanding Officer
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ontario, Canada | 9 July 1921 | Son of Florence Winn. |
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 22 June 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
Died |
18 October 2002 | ||
Buried |
Fort Custer National Cemetery Augusta, Kalamazoo County, MI | 21 October 2002 | Fort Custer National Cemetery Augusta, Kalamazoo County, Michigan |
Cruse, Detroit, Wayne, MI | |||
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=626