Roger Winston Erickson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
303rd Bomb Group Internet site
Object Number - UPL 7187 - Roger W. Erickson Crew
Lived on farm in North Dakota with Swedish immigrant parents and one brother;
Graduated June 1937 from Agricultural & Training School, Maddock, ND;
Inducted July 1942 into U.S. Army;
Married Voneil Lemons Dec. 10, 1943 in Ardmore OK
Killed June 22, 1944; Damaged by flak and crashed in channel in B-17 'Mary Cary' #4297405 Killed in Action (KIA);
Daughter Gloria Jeanne Erickson born Oct. 6, 1944
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Grandfield, Eddy County, ND, USA | 17 November 1919 | 1st generation Swedish American |
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Died |
22 June 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 22 June 1944 - 22 June 1944 | Received flak on mission to Wizennes, France; crashed in English Channel; body never recovered. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7131 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
