Roger Francis Tessier
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
UPL 74750
UPL 74750
Navigator on the Miss Donna Mae 2. KIA over Berlin, May 19, 1944
On
Failed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14076997 / O-803868
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Donna Mae
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Franklin, NH, USA | 18 December 1916 | Son of Louis F and Rene E Tessier. |
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI, USA | 24 April 1942 | |
Other Honourable discharge |
10 December 1943 - 11 December 1943 | Honourably discharged US Army 10-Dec-43, accepted USAAF commission as 2nd Lt 11-Dec-43. | |
Died |
Oderberger Str., 10435 Berlin, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) raid to Berlin 19-May-44 in B-17 42-31540 'Miss Donna Mae II'. Bombs from another B-17 ripped off the port stabilizer over the target condemning the pilot and crew. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Buried |
Döberitz, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Interred Döberitz cemetery |
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA | |||
Buried |
Holy Cross Cemetery Franklin, NH | Re-Interred Holy Cross Cemetery Franklin NH, USA | |
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 19 May 1944 | Assigned to 331BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4946 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database