Roy Eisele

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On ferry flight from Labrador to Ireland on 12 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-31604 was forced to ditch in Loch Quich, Inverness, Scotland due to the loss of two engines. Killed in Action (KIA)



DFC; Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107048

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tangerine
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 452nd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

12 January 1944

Born

Los Angeles, California, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Belgium 12 June 1944

Revisions

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Sources

8th AF Losses/AMBC, http://www.303rdbg.com/360eisele.html / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5626 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database