Roger Winfred Birkman
MilitaryShot down 27 May 1944 in B-17 #42-38055. Evaded with the help of Belgian citizens and Résistance members. Sheltered in various places in northern Belgium, lastly in Sint-Niklaas. Liberated there by Allied troops at the beginning of September 1944. Back in England on 12 September 1944. See his page at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fbirkmarw.html
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11102957
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-550450
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-811995
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15110064
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Houston, Texas, USA | 1 February 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
25 September 1941 | Houston, Texas | |
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Other Bailed out |
27 May 1944 | over Belgium from the B-17 (42-38055) he was piloting | |
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Other evaded capture |
27 May 1944 | Helped by Belgian citizens and Résistance members and sheltered in various places in Belgium, lastly in Sint-Niklaas. Liberated there by Allied troops at the beginning of September 1944. Back in England on 12 September 1944. | |
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Died |
26 March 2014 | Houston, Texas | |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 5298
Escape & Evasion report E&E 2088
Own research for his page and those of the other crew members for website www.evasioncomete.org
NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 5298
Escape & Evasion report E&E 2088
Own research for his page and those of the other crew members for website www.evasioncomete.org
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5298 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database