Roy Oeland McCaldin
MilitaryAssigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin, battle damaged - crashed near Kustrin on 18-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38014 'Naughty Virgin' Returned to Duty (RTD) MACR 13146
Awards: DFC, AM(OLC), 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: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11138368
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2072418
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19181843
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: SJ, Spot Jammer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Naughty Virgin
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shreveport, Louisiana | 23 September 1923 | Son of James Roy and Margaret R [Oeland] McCaldin. |
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Enlisted |
College Station, TX | 12 December 1942 | |
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Other Baled out RTD |
Berlin, Germany | 18 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin, battle damaged - crashed near Kustrin on 18-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38014 'Naughty Virgin' RTD MACR 13146 |
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Died |
Tucson, AZ | 20 August 2009 | |
| Long Island, NY | Next of Kin - Mother Margaret R [Oeland] McCaldin resided Long Island, NY. | ||
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Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/image/625084836
https://www.fold3.com/image/115015131
https://www.fold3.com/record/84789038-roy-o-mccaldin
https://www.fold3.com/record/626885079-roy-mccaldin-1923
https://www.fold3.com/record/94303979-roy-oeland-mccaldin
https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-express-aug-05-1945-p-18/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 13146