Edward J Roos Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 30 September 1944 in B-17G 43-38538. Target was Munster, GE, a/c hit by flak at 27,000 feet just after bombs away. Crashed at 1430hrs at Camp 'Schlieffen,' by Munster/Westfalen. Crew of ten all Killed in Action (KIA).
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
30 September 1944 | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Missouri |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Rnames.html">www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Rnames.html>; Losses of the 8thAF, vol.4