Roy K Staiff
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #42-5251. Aircraft crashed in North Sea and was not recovered. Killed in Action (KIA).
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
- Nicknames: Bodacious Critter and Pride of The Kiarians
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Freeland, Washington | 10 September 1913 | Roy was born in the small community of Freeland. On Whidbey Island in Washington State. |
Enlisted |
9 May 1942 | ||
Died |
17 April 1943 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 17 April 1943 |
Revisions
I am a family member and have seen his birth records and the location of the original family home. Enlistment date from US WWII Enlistment Database
I am a descendent and I have Roy K. Staiff's Purple Heart and Certificate in my possession.
Information about the final crew of 42-5251 is wrong. See Missing Air Crew Report 15518
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15518 / MACR 15518, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p. 105 by Bishop and Hey, First Over Germany pp. 86-88 by R. Strong, ABMC / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database