Roger Willard Krouskup
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 19883
Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Fatal mid air collision during formation assembly in B-24 44-10513 ’Old Glory’ crashed Carleton Rode 21-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA).
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: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13090798 / O-820824
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Old Glory
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fairmont, IN | 22 October 1921 | Son of Traverse B and Muriel R [Rogers] Krouskup. |
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Enlisted |
Oxnard, CA | 9 June 1942 | |
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Died |
Carleton Rode, Norfolk UK | 21 November 1944 | Fatal mid air collision during formation assembly in B-24 44-10513 ’Old Glory’ crashed Carleton Rode 21-Nov-44 Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
22 November 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Buried |
Mountain View Cemetery, San Bernardino, CA | Re-Interred Mountain View Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, CA | |
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Based |
Hethel | 21 November 1944 | Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| San Bernardino, CA |
