Roger F Maillard

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21769.jpeg UPL 21769 Roger E Maillard - Mason City,, 34th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21769 - Roger E Maillard - Mason City,, 34th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) near Hamm in B-17 #43-38971

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8309) nicknamed "Ol' Buddy" of the 18th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group at Mendelsham. Pete Gray was the aircraft's crew chief. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18th B.S. 34th BG. Pete Gray C/C.'

18th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38971

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 23 March 1945

Born

Mason City, Iowa, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added S/N per MACR 13598 at Fold3.com.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13598 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21769 - Roger E Maillard - Mason City,, 34th BG, KIA