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ROTH, Donald Julius - Date of
birth
18 January 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri -
Hometown
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-818756 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
5 June 1944 - Place of
death
English Channel, 10 Miles off Hardelot, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Charles W. Roth (father)
Lamoine A. (Petering) Roth (mother)
Charles W. Roth, Jr (brother)
Alma L. (Doolin) Roth (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107095 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Shilayee
Destination: Boulogne, France
Mission: Bombing of coastal defenses
MACR: 5384
More information
2nd Lt Donald J. Roth was employed at Lake City Remington Arms.He enlisted on 29 July 1942 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri.
The plane was hit by a ground rocket between the waist windows and the waist door. It split in two, the most going straight down while the other half sailed slowly for a moment and then tumbled down. When the plane was hit, it was knocked against A/C 43-37591.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.100thbg.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Michel Beckers