William Andrew Roach Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 42033 - "Lt. Roach and crew of the 67th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, pose beside a Consolidated B-24 Liberator (A/C No. 240126) at an 8th Air Force base...
Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel Canal mission in B-24 42-40126 'Annie Oakley' 14-May-43; Flak forced them out of formation, shot down by fighters. Bill survived the crash but succumbed to wounds in hospital. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2441
Awards: PH.
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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: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14120178
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39381694
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34117537
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13033122 / O-661636
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17028719 / O-729632
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator, Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Annie Oakley
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lumberton, NC | 31 January 1921 | Son of William Andrew Sr and Frankie [Lennon] Roach. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC | 16 December 1941 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Rendsberg, Germany | 15 May 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel Canal mission in B-24 42-40126 'Annie Oakley' 14-May-43; Died from his wound 15-May-43 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2441 |
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Based |
Shipdham | 14 May 1943 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL | Re-Interred Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois |