Roy Clinton Koons

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Roy Koons was Top Turret Gunner on board B-24D Serial 42-63784 shot down 6 June 1944 by Flak over Belgium on Carpetbagger mission "OSRIC 81 DZ". Died of wounds on 6 June 1944 in the Luftwaffe Hospital in Saint-Gilles, Brussels. MACR 5393.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 36th Bomb Squadron (Radar Counter Measures).

36th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24D Liberator 'Carpetbagger' - extensively modified for specialised operations - taxiis on the perimeter track at Harrington airfield. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Carpetbagger B-24D taxiing on the perimeter at Harrington. Photo - "Red" Monaghan.'

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

801st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Russell John Byrne

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2045266
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Joseph Arthur Caron

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 11031480
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Ralph Leindorf

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-806997
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Kenneth Pratt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-738024
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Carlo Charles Starkovich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-121795
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-63784

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 801st Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 June 1944 from wounds on 6 June 1944 in the Luftwaffe Hospital in Saint-Gilles, Brussels

Born

Franklin City, Pennsylvania

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 5393.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Combat Chronology Supplement p.539 , http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia