Ernest Leonard Roth
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: Unk, Unk, 2Lt George J Beys, Unk
Front L-R: S/Sgt Earl W Buckingham, Sgt Arnout Martens, Sgt. Henry A Gardner, Sgt John Kurzawski, Sgt Ralph E Streicher, S/Sgt. Fred E Dexter
Object Number - UPL 36828 - "Lt. Roth and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 18 May...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin mission in B-17 42-31386 'Sky Duster'. Unable to escape doomed A/C. 19-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4949
Awards: AM, PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18014953 / O-703174
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33390919
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17128269
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32379769
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818056
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Woof, Sky Duster
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Schenectady, NY | 16 September 1923 | Son of Louis Roth. |
|
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 13 May 1942 | |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Pichelsberg, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin mission in B-17 42-31386 'Sky Duster'. Unable to escape doomed A/C. 19-May-44 KIA. MACR 4949 |
|
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
|
Based |
Molesworth | 19 May 1944 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Los Angeles, CA | On reserve list for USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56285099/ernest-l-roth
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 4949
MACR 4949 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database