Roy G Taylor
MilitaryAssigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Hit by flak and was returning on one engine. Crash landing due to lack of fuel 1 mile south of Friston. 17-Jun-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34146657 / O-400392
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Lucky Star
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hinds County, MS, USA | 18 October 1921 | |
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Died |
1 mile Sth Friston, Saxmundham, UK | 17 June 1944 | Hit by flak and was returning on one engine. Crash landing due to lack of fuel 1 mile south of Friston. 17-Jun-44. KIA. |
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Buried |
18 June 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
| Mississippi, USA | |||
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Enlisted |
Jackson, MS, USA | ||
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Based |
Rivenhall | 17 June 1944 | Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
6000 Clinton Blvd, Jackson, MS 39209, USA | Re-Interred Lakewood Memorial Park Jackson, Hinds County, MS |
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Sources
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-96132&Submit4=Go
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