Roy Frost

Military
media-14250.jpeg UPL 14250 Hilgay War Memorial, Norfolk

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Object Number - UPL 14250 - Hilgay War Memorial, Norfolk

Killed when B17 44-6816 was caught in the propwash of another aircraft and was torn apart in the air.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

452nd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses (on left: 'E', serial number 44-6816) drop bombs on their target below. On reverse: Passed By US Army Examiner [Stamp].

44-6816

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kansas, USA 14 November 1921

Enlisted

Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS, USA 22 December 1941

Died

Hilgay, Norfolk UK 30 March 1945

Buried

Topeka, KS, USA Topeka Cemetery Topeka Shawnee County Kansas, USA Plot: Sec 75

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Date of death: sources previously noted

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Find A Grave Memorial# 14262139
fold3: Army & Air Force Casualty Lists; enlistment records
googlebooks: Missing Planes of the 452nd Bomb Group, 3rd edition, compiled by Edward Hinrichs

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Object number: UPL 14250 - Hilgay War Memorial, Norfolk

Object number: UPL 14251 - Hilgay War Memorial, Norfolk