Ross Orr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-26227.jpeg UPL 26227 Lt. Ross Orr (photo by James Hatcher)

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Object Number - UPL 26227 - Lt. Ross Orr (photo by James Hatcher)

According to his statement, Shampoo Red Flight was in good battle formation at about 16,000 feet over Saint-Quentin, France when they were jumped by ten plus ME 109's. Shampoo Red Leader (Lt. Orr) made a 135 degree climbing left turn while jettisoning his bombs and belly tank. An ME 109 closed on Shampoo Red Lead and, at point blank range, opened fire hitting the cockpit area. Lt. Orr's plane rolled slowly over on the right wing and plummeted straight down. - excerpted and edited from Capt. Alfred F. Eaton's statement

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-26640

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron

42-75540

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron 84th Fighter Squadron

Missions

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'

Duxford

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

02100 Saint-Quentin, France 1 July 1944

Born

Alabama

Buried

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Peter Randall - 78th FG D-Day List;

Date
Contributormillebr
Changes
Sources

Missing Air Crew Report 6547

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

ABMC, MACR 6547 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6547 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Ross Orr: Gallery (3 items)

Lt. Quince L. Brown (far left) and three other fighter pilots of the 78th Fighter Group stand in front of P-47 Thunderbolt, probably at Duxford air base where the group was stationed between April 1943 and October 1945. 1943-1944.

Object number: FRE 307 - Lt. Quince L. Brown (far left) and three other...

Object number: UPL 26227 - Lt. Ross Orr (photo by James Hatcher)

Object number: UPL 29651 - 1st Lt. Ross Orr, 78th FG