Roy Edward Brockman
MilitaryJohn Wearing is Front Row right. 1945.
B-17G - 5 Grand - Pilot Lt. Roy Brockman's crew. 1945
Lt. Roy Brockman was assigned to the 338th Bomb Squadron, the 96th Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force, USAAF. Lt. Brockman flew 35 missions in the famous B-17, named, 5 Grand : Bremen 4 Aug 44; 7 Reims; 9 Nurnberg; 13 Gessicourt; 14 Ludwigshaven; 26 Brest; 27 Berlin; 1 Sep Frankfurt; 3 Crozon Kerret; 5 Stuttgart; 8 Chemnitz; 13 Diosgyor; 25 Ludwigshaven; 26 Bremen; 27 Mainz; 30 Bielefeld; Oct 2 Kassel; 3 Nurnberg; 5 Munster; 7 Lutzkendorf; 22 Munster; 25 Hamburg; Nov 2 Merseburg; 4 Neunkirchen; 6 Duisburg; 9 Saarbrucken; 21 Osnabruck; 26 Hamm; 27 Bingen; Dec 4 Mainz; 11 Geisen; 24 Darmstadt. He was transferred to the 482nd Bomb Group to fly Mickey (Radar Operators) on training flights around England. He left Alconbury, U.K. on the eve of VE Day and was on a train to Southampton on VE Day. He can recall going by train through suburbs of London, seeing factories with British bunting draped over the outsides, hanging from roofs, and windows. Also, apparently, a women's undergarment factory where the girls were leaning out of the windows waving brassieres for the benefit of the men on the troop train.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (5 x Battle Stars), UN medal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19160190
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator; Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: - 5 Grand - The Easter Egg
- Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 388th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Rochester, New York | 15 April 1921 | Edward R and Eva L [Rathke] Brockman. |
Died |
25 September 2008 | Roy Brockman died on Sept. 25, 2008. | |
Buried |
Irondequoit Cemetery Irondequoit, Monroe County, NY | 28 September 2008 | Irondequoit Cemetery Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York |
Based |
Snetterton Heath | Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Removed punctuation marks from around aircraft names for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self; Snetterton Falcons, pg 179