Roy Everett Wendell Jr
MilitaryNavigator, Mickow crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. November 1943 - January 1944. Shot down by fighters on mission #61 to Frankfurt, Germany on 29 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-37884. MACR 2241. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft I.
Westhaven, NY
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6888809
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
![Personnel of the 94th Bomb Group at a mission briefing. A censor has obscured the maps and charts in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press'[stamp],'Passed for publication 14 December 1943.'[stamp] '296691.'[Censor no] Printed caption on reverse: 'Operations Room at US Air Base. Preparing for take off. Associated Press photo shows: Col.F. W. Castle, Group Commanding Officer, gives the massed crews of the base the last part of the briefing, and a personal 'Godspeed' and 'Good Luck' in](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408449.jpg.webp?itok=nKEJNh_9)
- Date: 11 December 1943
- Date: 5 December 1943
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Westhaven, New York | 19 April 1924 | |
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Based |
10 November 1943 - 29 January 1944 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War |
29 January 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorbjohnston7
Changes
Sources
Updating to include Jan 11, 1944 mission. Confirmed in audiotape recording of an interview with him in 1993.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 2241, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia