Roy R Moser

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

10-Jul-1942 Assigned as Bombardier of B-17F #41-24619 [GN-S] "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico. It appears from available records that he and his crew were re-assigned to B-17F #42-2966 at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine on or about 5-Oct-42. He, his crew and B-17F #42-2966 arrived at Molesworth, UK on 28-Oct-42.



Killed in Action (KIA) 23-Jan-1943 in B-17F #41-24584 "Susfu" while serving as Bombardier. The aircraft was shot down by German fighters upon return from a mission to Lorient, France and crashed near Edern, France.



Participated in 8 Operations (4-were Aborted) See Biography events.



CONTAINS data from the ingest of records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 66, MACR 15571, WWII Memorial web site.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kali
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
The tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-V, serial number 41-24569) nicknamed "Memphis Tot" of the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, shot down near Zwolle. Handwritten caption on reverse: '124569. Memphis Tot. SD. 4/2/43. 427BS. Near Zwolle.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Memphis Tot
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Susfu
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Captain Albert W. Dieffenback, a bombardier of the 303rd Bomb Group, admires Bugs Bunny painted onto the nose of his B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed as censored 9 May 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '14. Captain Albert W. Dieffenbach, of Garrett Park, Md., and the bomber in which he flies as group bombardier.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: S For Sugar
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, with their B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-V, serial number 42-2966), after a raid on Germany. From left to right they are: Sergeant Ward W. Kirkpatrick (Kalispel, Montana); Technical Sergeant Lucian W. Means, (Luguna Beach, California); First Lieutenant Milton K. Conver (Cincinnatti, Ohio); Second Lieutenant John W Dillenger (Avoca, Iowa), Co-Pilot; Captain B.B. Southworth (Columbus, Ohio), Pilot; Sergeant Jack Belk (Temple, Texas); Sergeant William Fleming (Burdine, Kentu
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: No 11 Combat Crew Replacement Center No 1 Combat Crew Replacement Center 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Assigned to Aircraft

Alamogordo, NM 88310, USA 10 July 1942 Assigned as Bombardier with crew of B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BS at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico.

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Change in Aircraft Assignment

Bangor, ME, USA 5 October 1942 Re-assigned, with crew, to B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS at Dow Field, Bangor, Maine.

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Arrived in UK

Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK 28 October 1942 Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Bombardier of B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS.

Other

Mission #1, 2LT Roy R. Moser, w/B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS - Aborted

Saint-Nazaire, France 17 November 1942 Served as Bombardier of B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #2, 2LT Roy R. Moser, w/B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS - Aborted

Saint-Nazaire, France 18 November 1942 Served as Bombardier of B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #3, 2LT Roy R. Moser, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS - Aborted

Lorient, France 22 November 1942 Served as Bombardier of B-17F 41-24619 "S-for-Sugar", 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Loreint, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #4, 2LT Roy R. Moser, w/B-17F 41-24517, 303BG/427BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 23 November 1942 Served as Bombardier of B-17F 41-24517 "Kali", 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France. RTB OK

Other

Mission #5, 2LT Roy R. Moser, w/B-17F 41-24584, 303BG/427BS

Lille, France 5 December 1942 Served as Left Waist Gunner of B-17F 41-24584 "Susfu", 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK

Other

Mission #6, 2LT Roy R. Moser, w/B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BS - Aborted

Romilly-sur-Seine, France 20 December 1942 Served as Bombardier of B-17F 42-2966, 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK.

Other

Mission #7, 2LT Roy R. Moser, w/B-17F 41-24569, 303BG/427BS

Lorient, France 30 December 1942 Served as Bombardier of B-17F 41-24569 "Memphis Tot", 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Edern, France 23 January 1943 Killed when aircraft was attacked by enemy aircraft and crashed at Abbey Pleyben near Edern, France.

Other

Mission #8, 2LT Roy R. Moser, w/B-17F 41-24584, 303BG/427BS - KIA

23 January 1943 Served as Bombardier of B-17F 41-24584 "Susfu", 303BG/427BG on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. The aircraft was shot down by fighters and he was Killed in Action (KIA).

Buried

Buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Plot N, Row 5, Grave 11.

Revisions

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Added a "#" to all the A/C serial numbers in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Lee Cunningham 21-Dec-2015. Added reference of duplicate data incorporated.

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Lee Cunningham 21-Dec-2015. Correcting typo in Arrived in UK Description.

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Lee Cunningham 21-Dec-2015. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 21-Dec-2015. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 21-Dec-2015. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 23-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/004.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 19-Dec-2015. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 21-Dec-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 17-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/001.pdf

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Lee Cunningham 21-Dec-2015. Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Harry A. Robey crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-robey.html

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Lee Cunningham 21-Dec-2015. Added Assigned to Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Harry A. Robey crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-robey.html

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Lee Cunningham 21-Dec-2015. Added Assigned to Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Harry A. Robey crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-robey.html

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Lee Cunningham 21-Dec-2015. Added initiail aircraft assignment, arrival in UK and mission participation satement to Summary Biography; made connections to all aircraft and missionparticipation based on my research of 303BG Mission Reports, 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian and Harry A. Robey crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-427-robey.html

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Lee Cunningham 22-Jan-2105. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 15571; Added decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connections to Place, Aircraft & Mission within existing website data; crafted Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Lee Cunningham 21-Jan-2015. Corrected Squadron ans aircraft associations.

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MACR 15571 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database