359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service From: California
Service #: O-753930
Awards - Purple Heart, Air Medal
~~The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Air Forces First Lieutenant Ernest L. Roth, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on 4 Feb 2020.
In May 1944, 1Lt Roth was assigned as a pilot with the 359th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in Europe. On 19 May, he was piloting a B-17G bomber [tail #42-31386 "Sky Duster"] while on a bombing run over Berlin when the plane was hit by flak and crashed. Six of the 10 crew members, including Roth, were killed in the crash [Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 4949]. They were recovered by German forces and reportedly buried in the Döberitz cemetery.
359th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service From: California
Service #: O-753930
Awards - Purple Heart, Air Medal
~~The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Air Forces First Lieutenant Ernest L. Roth, 20, killed during World War II, was accounted for on 4 Feb 2020.
In May 1944, 1Lt Roth was assigned as a pilot with the 359th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in Europe. On 19 May, he was piloting a B-17G bomber [tail #42-31386 "Sky Duster"] while on a bombing run over Berlin when the plane was hit by flak and crashed. Six of the 10 crew members, including Roth, were killed in the crash [Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 4949]. They were recovered by German forces and reportedly buried in the Döberitz cemetery.
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359 BOMB SQ 303 BOMB GP (HEAVY)
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