Roy W East

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Radio operator, Hopp crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30852 'Blowin' Bessie'. Mission #42 to the synthetic oil factory at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. MACR 1399. Killed in Action (KIA). Last seen laying in the radio room possibly killed by fighter attack.

Shady Grove, KY

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Walter C Carr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801752
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Alexander M Girvan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33351114
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Julius F Greer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34356868
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Donald Keith Hopp

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17038024 at enlistment, then O-523266
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William J Johnston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678413
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-30852

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hot Toddy, Blowin Bessie
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 November 1943

Born

Shady Grove, Kentucky, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Hollland 5 November 1943

Buried

Tablets of the Missing

Revisions

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Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1399 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1399 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database