William E Roller

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-18006.jpeg UPL 18006 Sgt William E. Roller, 91thBomb Group, 322nd BS. Tailgunner of "Wheel 'N Deal". Went down on Dec 1, 1943.
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Object Number - UPL 18006 - Sgt William E. Roller, 91thBomb Group, 322nd BS. Tailgunner of "Wheel 'N Deal". Went down on Dec 1, 1943. Sgt William E. Roller is still Missing...

Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #4124511 'Wheel and Deal. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (LG-W, serial number 41-24511) nicknamed "Wheel and Deal", of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. One of the aircraft's engines has had its propeller shot off. Passed for publication 24 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Passed by the Censor - No. 254771. Flying Fortress Reaches Base After Raid On Wilhelmshaven With One Propellor Shot Away. The German naval base at Wilhelmshaven was successfully attacked in daylight on March 22 by American Flying Fortresses and Liberators.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wheel N Deal
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Events

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Died

1 December 1943

Born

Jackson Heights, New York, USA

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 1 December 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1323 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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