James K Roberts
Military
Object Number - UPL 7217 - James K. Roberts Radio Operator Gunner 100th BG 349th BS
James K. Roberts, T/Sgt, Radioman Gunner, 100th BG, 349th BS, Thorpe Abbotts, UK. Member of the 8th AFHS-MN. See his webpage at
https://sites.google.com/site/8thafhsmn/pictures/james-k-roberts-t-sgt-…
He served with the Eugene T. Jensen crew and Bombardier Richard R. Ayesh kept a diary of the crew's missions which is online at the 100th BG website at
https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=…
Roberts, James K. Age 90, from Edina, passed away peacefully on Dec. 2nd, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. James served in the US Army, 8th Air force, 349th bomb squadron, 100th bomb group (bloody 100th) as a radio operator, waist gunner on board B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft. James flew 22 bombing missions over Germany and was shot down over German occupied France. He was discharged in 1945 and ran a successful insurance business post war. He enjoyed his lake home at Lake Sylvia, MN, loved to fish and enjoyed pheasant hunting in Mitchell, SD, and also traveled the world during retirement. He was the best of America's Greatest Generation.
Eugene Jensen Crew
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Units served with
![Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- 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: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
