Roger Wolcott Jr
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5134 - The insignia of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Shot down in B-17 42-97271 JD-H, BOSS LADY on 20 March 1945. Missing Air Crew Report #13565.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38565355
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boss Lady
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | 5 August 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT, USA | 6 September 1941 | Residence: Barnstable County, Massachusetts Private, Branch Immaterial |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 20 March 1945 | POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database. |
|
Died |
18 February 1999 | Burial: Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA Plot: 135, 0, 161 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate record to include information from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
- MACR 13565
384thbombgroup.com http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?Aircraft…
NATIONAL ENLISTED DATA BASE http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=4&cat=WR26&tf…
FIND A GRAVE http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1341198
MACR 13565 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
