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RICE, Roger W - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11113422 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
669th Bombardment Squadron,
416th Bombardment Group, Light
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Awards
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 September 1944 - Place of
death
In bay of Oosterschelde, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 24 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
William R. Rice (father)
Mildred S. (Lord) Rice (mother)
Mildred S. Rice (sister)
Walter E. Rice (brother)
Evelyn Rice (sister)
Barbara A. Rice (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-21767 -
Data
Type: A-20G-45
Destination: Zuid-Beveland, the Netherlands
Mission: Road and Railroad Junction
MACR: 9103
More information
S/Sgt Roger W. Rice volunteered for the U.S. Army in Boston, Massachusetts on 20 October 1942.He attended high school for 2 years.
Target was the road and railroad junction southeast corner of Zuid-Beveland in the Netherlands. Airplane was seen to go down in flames at the Southeast corner of Oosterschelde Bay. Two parachutes were seen drifting towards Bergen op Zoom. The airplane crashed at 1815 hours in the water about one quarter of a mile from land. All three crewmembers died and were initially buried at different sites. .. Clay was initially buried at the Military cemetery at Bergen op Zoom and after the war buried at the American War cemetery at Neuville-en-Condroz. The pilot, 2nd Lt Andre J. Vleghels is buried in Luxembourg.
S/Sgt Roger W. Rice was initially buried in St. Avold, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR
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