Roy Alburn Cheek
Military
Object Number - UPL 60966 - Roy Alburn Cheek
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by fighters on a mission to Ascherleben, Germany on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17 42-31399, made a forced landing near Wijk bij Duurstede, Holland. Evaded (EVD). Returned to England by the 10 Sep 1944.
Awards: AM (OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lawson, Missouri, USA | 29 August 1923 | Born Lawson, Missouri |
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Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas | 24 November 1942 | Enlisted Fort Leavenworth, Kansas |
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Other Evaded |
Netherlands | 22 February 1944 - 10 September 1944 | |
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Died |
Lawson, Missouri | 12 June 2022 | Died Lawson, Missouri |
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Buried |
Lawson Cemetery Lawson, Ray County, Missouri | 15 June 2022 | Interred Lawson Cemetery Lawson, Ray County, Missouri |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2645 / MACR 2645, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
