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media-36828.jpeg UPL 36828 "Lt. Roth and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 18 May 1944."

Rear L-R: Unk, Unk, 2Lt George J Beys, Unk

Front L-R: S/Sgt Earl W Buckingham, Sgt Arnout Martens, Sgt. Henry A Gardner, Sgt John Kurzawski, Sgt Ralph E Streicher, S/Sgt. Fred E Dexter

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Object Number - UPL 36828 - "Lt. Roth and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 18 May...

Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G #42-31405 'Wallaroo II'.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

29 April 1944

Buried

Illinois

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces vol 3 pg 649

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