Roy served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-26B #42-96132, 598th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Jackson County, Mississippi prior to the war.
Roy was "Killed In Action" when his B-26B crashed 400 yards off Friston, Sussex, England. It was attempting to return on one engine after being struck by enemy anti-aircraft flak.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 6967454
Husband of Stella M. Taylor who resided in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Crew lost on B-26B #42-96132:
Briggs, Stephen E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, RI
Cook, Frederick C ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Hall, Jack B ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Hargrove, Robert G ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, AL
Johnston, George T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Stubbs, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Taylor, Roy G ~ Sgt, Gunner, MS
The Pilot, Captain Luther R. Williams who later became a Lieutenant Colonel, was the only survivor of this crash.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Jackson County, Mississippi prior to the war.
Roy was "Killed In Action" when his B-26B crashed 400 yards off Friston, Sussex, England. It was attempting to return on one engine after being struck by enemy anti-aircraft flak.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 6967454
Husband of Stella M. Taylor who resided in Jackson, Mississippi.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew lost on B-26B #42-96132:
Briggs, Stephen E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, RI
Cook, Frederick C ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Hall, Jack B ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Hargrove, Robert G ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, AL
Johnston, George T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Stubbs, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Taylor, Roy G ~ Sgt, Gunner, MS
The Pilot, Captain Luther R. Williams who later became a Lieutenant Colonel, was the only survivor of this crash.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roy served as a Sergeant & Gunner on B-26B #42-96132, 598th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Jackson County, Mississippi prior to the war.
Roy was "Killed In Action" when his B-26B crashed 400 yards off Friston, Sussex, England. It was attempting to return on one engine after being struck by enemy anti-aircraft flak.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 6967454
Husband of Stella M. Taylor who resided in Jackson, Mississippi.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew lost on B-26B #42-96132:
Briggs, Stephen E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, RI
Cook, Frederick C ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Hall, Jack B ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Hargrove, Robert G ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, AL
Johnston, George T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Stubbs, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Taylor, Roy G ~ Sgt, Gunner, MS
The Pilot, Captain Luther R. Williams who later became a Lieutenant Colonel, was the only survivor of this crash.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Jackson County, Mississippi prior to the war.
Roy was "Killed In Action" when his B-26B crashed 400 yards off Friston, Sussex, England. It was attempting to return on one engine after being struck by enemy anti-aircraft flak.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 6967454
Husband of Stella M. Taylor who resided in Jackson, Mississippi.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew lost on B-26B #42-96132:
Briggs, Stephen E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, RI
Cook, Frederick C ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MD
Hall, Jack B ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Hargrove, Robert G ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, AL
Johnston, George T ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NY
Stubbs, William J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
Taylor, Roy G ~ Sgt, Gunner, MS
The Pilot, Captain Luther R. Williams who later became a Lieutenant Colonel, was the only survivor of this crash.
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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