Roy Leon Rainwater
Military
Object Number - UPL 51288 - T/Sgt Roy Leon Rainwater, 467BG
Assigned to 790BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. Part of the original deployment of the 790th Squadron, 467th Bomb Group, 2d Air Division, Eighth USAAF. 35 Combat Missions. Served as a flight engineer/top turret gunner on B-24, "Perils of Pauline" 42-95162. Primary Aircraft: B-24 "Perils of Pauline," with additional missions in "Witchcraft".
Credited with downing an FW-190 which had just shot down a B-24 in the formation. T/Sgt Rainwater engaged the enemy fighter from his top turret position. FW-190 exploded in mid-air, a confirmed "kill".
On 20-Mar-44, he crashed on landing during last leg of deployment on in B-24 41-29404. RTD.
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- 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: 2nd Air Division 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36559571
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ground Crew - Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Air Division 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-24763
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Air Division 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Ground Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group Headquarters Squadron (467th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: o-19714
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Group commander
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lincoln, AR 72744, USA | 27 November 1916 | Born 1916, Lincoln, Arkansas, USA |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 8 August 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
22 December 1982 | ||
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Buried |
Oak Park Cemetery Chandler, Lincoln County, OK | 25 December 1982 | Oak Park Cemetery Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma |
| Sapulpa, OK, USA | Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA | ||
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Based |
Glatton | Assigned to 790BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in Healy's book on 467th BG, 1993 edition, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
