Louis M Roberts
MilitaryAssigned to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne, on run in to DZ, for reasons unknown, A/C went into a power dive and crashed with the loss of the crew. 23-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11024.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 88th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brockton, MA, USA | 16 December 1918 | Son of Julie A Roberts. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 10 October 1941 | |
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Died |
6640 Assenois, Belgium | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply mission to Bastogne, on run in to DZ, for reasons unknown, A/C went into a power dive and crashed with the loss of the crew. 23-Dec-44. KIA. MACR 11024. |
| Plymouth County, MA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
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Buried |
Brockton, MA, USA | Re-Interred Melrose Cemetery Brockton MA | |
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Based |
Greenham Common | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 88TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. |