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PRYOR, Roy L - Date of
birth
14 December 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Childress County, Texas -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19176551 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
732nd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
8 May 1944 - Place of
death
1 km northeast of Ovelgönne, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 31 | 50 |
Immediate family
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Members
Douglas D. Pryor (father)
Gertrude E. Pryor (mother)
Howard D. Pryor (brother)
Mildred Pryor (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52298 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Choo Choo Baby / Jelly Belly
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 4596
More information
T/Sgt Roy L. Pryor was a welder.He volunteered for the Air Corps on 11 November 1942 in Los Angeles, California.
The aircraft was hit by flak. The tail gunner, Walter Spencer, stated that T/Sgt. Pryor was dead or dying at the time he bailed out.
Two crew members, S/Sgt. Ramirez and T/Sgt. Pryor were found dead inside the plane.
They were initially buried at the village cemetery Winsen, Germany on 13 May 1944.
Other sources state that the airplane was either rammed by a German fighter whose pilot was believed to have been dead at the controls or riddled by shots from German fighters.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / 1940 Census / Texas Birth Certificate / Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com