Richard J Roth
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Back row, left to right:
F. W. Baxter, tail gunner
W. M. Swaney, radio operator gunner
F. D. Greenlaw, flight engineer
R. H. Blansit, top turret gunner
B. L. Hunter, radio operator gunner
C. H. Hill, waist gunner
Front row:
R .J. Roth, bombardier
L. A. LaCasse, pilot
H. A. Heuser, co-pilot
H. J. Zorn, navigator
Sent through to the American Air Museum by Charlie Penick, a friend of Leo LaCasse.
Object Number - UPL 23881 - Leo LaCasse's original crew. Back row, left to right: F. W. Baxter, tail gunner W. M. Swaney, radio operator gunner F. D. Greenlaw, flight...
On a mission to Wilhelmshaven on 3 Feb 1944, B-17G #42-39938 collided with another aircraft over the North Sea . Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
3 February 1944 | ||
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Born |
Star City, Indiana, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 3 February 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2197 / MACR 2197, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
