Roy Island
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 388th Bomb Group
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Larry C Parrish
Military
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Roy Island Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS Standing Left to Right: Robert L. Sanders (FE), Robert A. Palmer (B), Roy E. Island (P), John P. Gallien (CP), Oliver A. Morris (WG) Kneeling Left to Right: Larry C. Parrish (R/O), Henry G. Woods (TG), Fred L. Brunty (WG), Woodrow W. Wiggins (BTG) Completed 27 mission tour: 26 November 1943 - 16 March 1944
Service
Units served with
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388th Bomb Group
Group
The 388th Bomb Group flew strategic bombing mission from Knettishall, Suffolk from June 1943 to the end of the war. During this time, though, detachments were sent to Fersfield, Norfolk to conduct Aphrodite missions. In these Aphrodite missions veteran... -
562nd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-31115 Hells Belles
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 21/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 25/10/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Jim Feeney - not found till 25/2/44, Radio Operator: Norman Kajut, Waist gunner: Marion Forbis, Tail gunner: Lou LeFevre ... -
42-31741 Thunderbolt/Hi Fever
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 12/12/43; Kearney 30/12/43; RAF Nutts Corner 14/1/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 17/1/44; Missing in Action Liege 25/5/44 with Capt Jim Zengerle, Co-pilot: Albt Millin, Navigator: Walt Travis, Bombardier: Capt Wayne Barnett,... -
42-37839 Little Willie
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 20/9/43; Gr Island 14/10/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG [ -D] Knettishall 26/10/43; Missing in Action Berlin 9/3/44 with Bernie Dopko, Co-pilot: Gene Krifka, Navigator: Glenn Cederstrom, Bombardier: Bill Kelly, Flight engineer/top turret...
Associated Place
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Knettishall
Military site : airfield
Knettishall was built to Class A standard for an American Bomb Group that would be bringing up to forty heavy bombers with them in three or four Squadrons. The 388th Bomb Group, which stayed at Knettishall for their entire service in the ETO, flew B-17...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Holland, Kentucky | 1921 |
| Enlisted | Louisville, KY, USA | 4 September 1942 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 06 June 2016 01:30:30 | 466thHistorian | Changes to service number, highest rank, events, place associations and aircraft associations |
| Sources | ||
http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=photoImage&id=388-P-C-... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:18:07 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html |
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