Robert R Roeder
MilitaryRadio operator, Cormany crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30864. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 885. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft III and Stalag XIIID.
The 381st BG was awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation for this mission.
Friedensburg, PA
POW
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17037483
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32396884
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17071474
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672523
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner; Co-Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War |
8 October 1943 | Stalag Luft III Stalag XIIID | |
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Died |
30 June 1993 | ||
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Born |
Friedensburg, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
8 October 1943 |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 885, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 885 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database