Roger Clinton Lee
Military
Rear L-R: S/Sgt Walter E Smith, S/Sgt Harry W. Haynes Jr, Sgt Melvin Conrad Carlson, Sgt Edward Gilbert Eschinger, Sgt Louis L Contreras.
Front L-R: 2Lt Max Richard Bartholomew, 2Lt Blaine E Thomas, 2Lt Roger Clinton Lee, 2Lt Walter L Lacy.
Object Number - UPL 37598 - "Lt. Thomas and crew of the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". England, 10 March...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 8 x combat missions.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-785019
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Fox aka Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Story City, IA | 28 January 1921 | Son of Benjamin Ephraim and Delilah Jeanette [Johnson] Lee. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Des Moines, IA | 15 January 1942 | |
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Died |
Saint Louis, MO | 9 February 2000 | |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, MO | 12 February 2000 | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, Missouri Section 1GB Site 506 |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Sioux City, IA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K