Joseph E Roth

Military
media-7167.jpeg UPL 7167 B+24H-10-FO #42-94979 "Slick Chick" Code: 2U-F

Standing Left to Right: John Doskocz (Ground Crew Chief), Joseph Roth (GC), Peter A. Miller (GC), Elvin Ligon (466th BG CO)

Colonel Ligon congratulating "Slick Chick's" ground crew on keeping their charge flying for 100 combat missions. John Doskocz earned the Bronze Star for this accomplishment.

31 March 1945

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7167 - B+24H-10-FO #42-94979 "Slick Chick" Code: 2U-F Standing Left to Right: John Doskocz (Ground Crew Chief), Joseph Roth (GC), Peter A. Miller (GC),...

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94979) nicknamed "Slick Chick" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '466 BG, Slick Chick, 42-94979 F 43, 128 Misns, Per Crew Chief John Doskocz, 785th A443F.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Slick Chick
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Indiana, USA 15 January 1918

Enlisted

Indianapolis, IN, USA 17 April 1941 Fort Benjamin Harrison

Died

Cincinnati, OH, USA 20 December 2006

Buried

Cincinnati, OH, USA 23 December 2006 Saint Joseph New Cemetery Cincinnati Hamilton County Ohio, USA
Fayette County, IN, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 & Page 392 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)

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