Irwin F Roth
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Top Row Left to Right:
1st Lt Frederick Stindt (survived); 2nd Lt Irwin Roth (KIA); Lt George M Lacey ( transferred to 862 Sqdn pre 20/2/45); 2nd Lt Axel Johnson (KIA);
Bottom Row Left to Right
T Sgt K Mansour( reassigned pre 20/2/45); T Sgt W Deutsch (KIA); S Sgt P Hatalsky (KIA); S Sgt A Baraniak (KIA); S Sgt J Haynes (survived); S Sgt L Deniston (KIA)
The later crew members (KIA) were Sgt Francis Godfrey and Sgt Norman Reck. Irwin F Roth
Jeff Coleman
Object Number - UPL 23709 - This picture was taken at Ardmore Airforce Base Oklahoma 1944 before beginning posted to England. It contains eight members of the crew of B17...
2nd Lt Irwin Roth born 1916 from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania enlisted in Pittsburgh 1940 and served as a co-pilot with the 860th Bomb Squadron of the 493rd Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Debach, England. On 20 February 1945, he was Killed in Action (KIA) when B-17 43-38568 crashed in the River Deben at Ramsholt, Suffolk. He is buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Nr Cambridge, England - Plot g Row 5 Grave 155.
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Davey II
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron 863rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
River Deben, United Kingdom | 20 February 1945 | |
|
Born |
Pennsylvania |
Revisions
Reverted name back to Irwin F Roth.
Source: Signature on the signed photo (UPL 23709)
Corrected name from Irwin F Roth to Roth F Irwin.
Source: 'Helton's Hellcats: A Pictorial History of the 493rd Bomb Group' by Martin Bowman, pg. 117 via Google Books.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton's Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998, ABMC / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php
