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FULLER, Roger Ward - Date of
birth
5 April 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois -
Hometown
Tazewell County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36478009 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1944 - Place of
death
Martinsbüttel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 32 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Dwight Fuller (father)
Lillian Fuller (mother)
Dona Fuller (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30649 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Rose Olive
Destination: Stettin, Germany
MACR: 3668
More information
Sgt Roger W. Fuller graduated from Pekin Community High School in 1941.He enlisted on 20 March 1943 from Peoria, Illinois.
A/C 42-30649 was downed by enemy aircraft. Damage caused an explosion in midair.
The 92nd Group led the 40th Wing and also had seven A/C fly as low squadron of the high group. All A/C except one bombed visually on the target of opportunity, which was the industrial area of Stettin. Friendly fighter support was good, but in several areas, insufficient to cope with the strong e/a opposition. A/C 649 from this group was seen to go down in flames from the first enemy aircraft attack just west of Hannover. The A/C crashed in Martinsbüttel, five miles west of Fallersleben, Germany.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 census, www.8thafhs.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 92nd BG, Pekin Community High School 1941