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Personal info

Full name
ROLLER, William E
Date of birth
24 September 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Boro, Bronx County, New York
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York

Military service

Service number
06910113
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1943
Place of death
Between Dusseldorf and Duisburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
William J. Roller (father)
Loretta (DePatti) Roller (mother)
Dorothy S. Roller (sister)
Loretta A. Roller (sister)
Paul Roller (brother)
Blanche Evertt (aunt)
Carol (Roller) Dahl (niece)
Chris A. Roller (niece)
Gail (Roller) McCarthy (niece)

Plane data

Serial number
41-24511
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Wheel en Deal
Destination: Leverkusen, Germany
Mission: Bombardment
MACR: 1323

More information

William E. Roller entered the service from New York.

The aircraft was hit by flak and fighters, plane left formation at the IP point. Sgt Roller was last seen crawling to the escape hatch and was probably stuck in the hatch, according the Missing Aircrew Report.

Source of information: Ron Raaijmakers, Jody Kelly, 91st Bomb Group, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Roller Girls