Roy E Island

Military
media-22072.jpeg UPL 22072 Roy Island Crew
388th BG - 562nd BS

Standing Left to Right: Robert L. Sanders (FE), Robert A. Palmer (B), Roy E. Island (P), John P. Gallien (CP), Oliver A. Morris (WG)

Kneeling Left to Right: Larry C. Parrish (R/O), Henry G. Woods (TG), Fred L. Brunty (WG), Woodrow W. Wiggins (BTG)

Completed 27 mission tour: 26 November 1943 - 16 March 1944

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Object Number - UPL 22072 - Roy Island Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS Standing Left to Right: Robert L. Sanders (FE), Robert A. Palmer (B), Roy E. Island (P), John P. Gallien...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Fred L Brunty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35637481
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

John P Gallien

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801848
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Oliver Alonzo Morris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14161589
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Larry C Parrish

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35492453
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Robert L Sanders

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35372844
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Aircraft

42-31115

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hells Belles
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

42-31194

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Duchess of Dixie
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
The insignia of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group.

42-31741

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Thunderbolt/Hi Fever
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

42-37839

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Willie
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pomme de Terre, Minnesota 9 February 1919

Enlisted

Jackson, MN 56143, USA 7 April 1942

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss, Suffolk IP22, UK 19 November 1943 - 16 March 1944

Died

Fergus Falls, MN 56537, USA 11 October 2003

Buried

Fergus Falls, MN 56537, USA 14 October 2003 Knollwood Memorial Gardens Fergus Falls Otter Tail County Minnesota, USA

Revisions

Date5 Jun 2016 04:56:53
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to aircraft associations and mission associations
Sources

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Date4 Jun 2016 21:16:48
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to service number, events, person associations and place associations
Sources

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:34
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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