Son of George H. Wyatt who resided in Meredith Center, New Hampshire.
Roger served as a Sergeant & Right Gunner on B-29 "Joltin Josie" #42-24614, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Belknap County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 23, 1943 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted as being employed as a sheet metal worker and also as Single, without dependents.
Roger was declared "Missing In Action" when the "Joltin Josie" suffered an explosion shortly after takeoff from Saipan Atol and crashed into the sea.
They were assigned to mission 51 along with 114 other B-29's that were dispatched to attack the Nakajima aircraft plant in Tokyo during the war.
B-29 "Joltin Josie" #42-24614 was one of six B-29's lost of this mission.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31268241
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24614:
Campbell, John W ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KS
Canfield, Robert H ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IA
Currier, Wilson C, Jr ~ Capt, Pilot, NM
Hansen, Warren L ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, IL
Hill, George L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, CFC, MT
O'Connor, Robert M ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NE
Phelps, Raleigh E ~ 1st Lt, Observer, NC
Rannels, Robert V ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IA
Roberts, Norman T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MA
Russell, Richard W ~ S/Sgt, Left Gunner, MI
Wyatt, Roger H ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NH
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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THERE'S ONE CREW MEMBER MISSING FROM THIS ROSTER:
127244983 SSGT David Laufman, NY, Radar Operator
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904)
Roger served as a Sergeant & Right Gunner on B-29 "Joltin Josie" #42-24614, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Belknap County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 23, 1943 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted as being employed as a sheet metal worker and also as Single, without dependents.
Roger was declared "Missing In Action" when the "Joltin Josie" suffered an explosion shortly after takeoff from Saipan Atol and crashed into the sea.
They were assigned to mission 51 along with 114 other B-29's that were dispatched to attack the Nakajima aircraft plant in Tokyo during the war.
B-29 "Joltin Josie" #42-24614 was one of six B-29's lost of this mission.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31268241
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24614:
Campbell, John W ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KS
Canfield, Robert H ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IA
Currier, Wilson C, Jr ~ Capt, Pilot, NM
Hansen, Warren L ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, IL
Hill, George L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, CFC, MT
O'Connor, Robert M ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NE
Phelps, Raleigh E ~ 1st Lt, Observer, NC
Rannels, Robert V ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IA
Roberts, Norman T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MA
Russell, Richard W ~ S/Sgt, Left Gunner, MI
Wyatt, Roger H ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NH
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THERE'S ONE CREW MEMBER MISSING FROM THIS ROSTER:
127244983 SSGT David Laufman, NY, Radar Operator
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904)
Son of George H. Wyatt who resided in Meredith Center, New Hampshire.
Roger served as a Sergeant & Right Gunner on B-29 "Joltin Josie" #42-24614, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Belknap County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 23, 1943 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted as being employed as a sheet metal worker and also as Single, without dependents.
Roger was declared "Missing In Action" when the "Joltin Josie" suffered an explosion shortly after takeoff from Saipan Atol and crashed into the sea.
They were assigned to mission 51 along with 114 other B-29's that were dispatched to attack the Nakajima aircraft plant in Tokyo during the war.
B-29 "Joltin Josie" #42-24614 was one of six B-29's lost of this mission.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31268241
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24614:
Campbell, John W ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KS
Canfield, Robert H ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IA
Currier, Wilson C, Jr ~ Capt, Pilot, NM
Hansen, Warren L ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, IL
Hill, George L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, CFC, MT
O'Connor, Robert M ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NE
Phelps, Raleigh E ~ 1st Lt, Observer, NC
Rannels, Robert V ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IA
Roberts, Norman T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MA
Russell, Richard W ~ S/Sgt, Left Gunner, MI
Wyatt, Roger H ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NH
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THERE'S ONE CREW MEMBER MISSING FROM THIS ROSTER:
127244983 SSGT David Laufman, NY, Radar Operator
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904)
Roger served as a Sergeant & Right Gunner on B-29 "Joltin Josie" #42-24614, 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Belknap County, New Hampshire prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 23, 1943 in Manchester, New Hampshire. He was noted as being employed as a sheet metal worker and also as Single, without dependents.
Roger was declared "Missing In Action" when the "Joltin Josie" suffered an explosion shortly after takeoff from Saipan Atol and crashed into the sea.
They were assigned to mission 51 along with 114 other B-29's that were dispatched to attack the Nakajima aircraft plant in Tokyo during the war.
B-29 "Joltin Josie" #42-24614 was one of six B-29's lost of this mission.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31268241
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24614:
Campbell, John W ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, KS
Canfield, Robert H ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, IA
Currier, Wilson C, Jr ~ Capt, Pilot, NM
Hansen, Warren L ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, IL
Hill, George L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, CFC, MT
O'Connor, Robert M ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, NE
Phelps, Raleigh E ~ 1st Lt, Observer, NC
Rannels, Robert V ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, IA
Roberts, Norman T ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MA
Russell, Richard W ~ S/Sgt, Left Gunner, MI
Wyatt, Roger H ~ Sgt, Right Gunner, NH
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THERE'S ONE CREW MEMBER MISSING FROM THIS ROSTER:
127244983 SSGT David Laufman, NY, Radar Operator
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904)
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