Roy Edward Glascoe Sr

Military

Assigned 414BS/97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 22-Jul-44; Crashed Ploesti Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6855.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Greenville, SC 9 September 1920 Son of Frank l and Nettie Glascoe.

Enlisted

Fort Moultrie, SC 5 October 1942 Fort Moultrie

Other

Baled Out POW

Ploesti 22 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti 22-Jul-44; Crashed Ploesti Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 6855.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Romania 22 July 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Romania.

Died

DeKalb County, GA 6 November 2011

Buried

Dawn Memorial Park, Decatur, GA 9 November 2011 Dawn Memorial Park Decatur, DeKalb County, GA
Greenville, SC Husband of Rose Ann [Tyson] Glascoe.

Based

Amendola 22 July 1944 Assigned 414BS/97BG, 15AF USAAF.