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FULTON, Roscoe Glenn - Date of
birth
24 February 1907 -
Age
37 - Place of
birth
Chrisman, Edgar County, Illinois -
Hometown
Loveland, Larimer County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37329977 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
32nd Bombardment Squadron,
301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 July 1944 - Place of
death
Strallegg, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 17 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Nellie G. (Jenkins) Fulton (mother)
Ruth P. Fulton (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6168 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wiener Neudorf, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 7142
More information
S/Sgt Eugene G. McKimmy:"I was flying as Tail Gunner on aircraft #44-6189. We were flying along in a good formation when fighters came into sight at about 7 o’clock. They went around to six o’clock, some going above us, a few staying level, and the rest going under us. The fighters started firing at us when they were about 1500 yards out. Aircraft #44-6168 was behind us very close. At this time we were hit by an incendiary, and the oxygen caught on fire. I was busy putting the fire out and when I looked back again, 168 was no longer in the sky. I believe the fighters knocked him down. It is hard to determine as to the chances of survival of the crew members. The plane was last seen at 47.34N 15.43E."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Jul.44.html
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