Royal Francis Plante

Military
media-36967.jpeg UPL 36967 "Major Snyder and lead crew on bombing mission to Wilhelmshaven, Germany, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 3 February 1944."

Rear L-R: 1Lt John J. Reeder, 2Lt Dallas E. Kendall, Maj Edgar E Snyder, Capt Edward McSherry "Woodie" Woddrop, 1Lt Ingvald Magnus Iverson.

Front L-R: Unk, Unk, Sgt William Valis, T/Sgt Fred T. Kuehl, T/Sgt William A. Watts, Unk

Object Number - UPL 36967 - "Major Snyder and lead crew on bombing mission to Wilhelmshaven, Germany, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". 427th Bomb...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions.





Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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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: Scarlet Harlot aka Vat 69 aka Vicious Virgin
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Oneida County, NY 7 February 1923 Son of J Royal and Mary K [Kelly] Plante.

Enlisted

Albany, NY 14 December 1942 Albany, New York

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Discharged USAAF

20 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Utica, NY 23 November 1977

Buried

Saint Agnes Cemetery, Utica, Oneida County, NY 25 November 1977 Saint Agnes Cemetery Utica, Oneida County, New York

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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