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name
ROACH, George Edward - Date of
birth
27 December 1908 -
Age
35 -
Place of birth
Aurora, Kane County, Illinois -
Hometown
Plainfield, Will County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36766021 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Libehna, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward R. Roach (father)
Mary (Schmidt) Roach (mother)
Helen P. (Bacon) Roach (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97956 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Pard
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refineries
MACR: 10148
More information
S/Sgt George E. Roach was employed at the Raynor Park Investment Company.1st Lt Richard F. Colip:
No eyewitness statement is available this headquarters. Aircraft B-17G, 42-97956, was one of thirteen ships missing in action, from this group, 2 November 1944, and it is believed that subject aircraft was hit by enemy fighter fire in the Vicinity of Merseburg, Germany.
1st Lt Wyndham M. W. Peck:
It is my belief that the pilot, radio operator, ball turret gunner, waist gunner and tail gunner were still in the plane when it hit the ground.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Kerstowske Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem