William Robert ROYCRAFT
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Source : James Moore | |||||||
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-729243 | ||||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 30 September 1915 Douglas County, WISCONSIN | ||||||
| STATE | WISCONSIN | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : William Albert & Hortense A Wardman ROYCRAFT Siblings : Dorothy Carol & William Robert | ||||||
| RANK | 1st Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | - |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | - | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 49th Troop Carrier Squadron | ||||||
| DIVISION GROUP | 313th Troop Carrier Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 06 June 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | In sea | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
Douglas C-47 - type A-15-DK - s/n 42-92868 N2*? "T"
Macr: 7982 Mission: Transport 16 paras 508ePIR - Mission Boston #22 - DZ:N (Picauville) Take Off: 5 June 44 at 23:20 Station 484 Folkingham, LINCOLNSHIRE Defeated by the flak after the paratroopers released at 02h30 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | ||||||
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| DECORATION |
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Source : Arnaud Gaté |
Source : David Johnson |
Source : Frogman | |||||
Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A-15-DK - s/n 42-92868 |
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| 1st Lieutenant | William Robert ROYCRAFT | Pilot | 49th Troop Carrier Squadron | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - WISCONSIN |
| 1st Lieutenant | Robert Foss SHIPLEY | CoPilote | 49th Troop Carrier Squadron | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - MISSOURI |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Walter Richard ROMNEY | Navigateur | 49th Troop Carrier Squadron | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - MASSACHUSETTS |
| T/Sergeant | Martin Robert SCHUMACHER | Ch/B | 49th Troop Carrier Squadron | Dead - Dundee Township Cem. East - ILLINOIS |
| S/Sergeant | Roy Warren GEYER | Radio | 49th Troop Carrier Squadron | Dead - MIA - Tablets Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer - ILLINOIS |
The C-47 carried 16 paratroopersAll men jumped before the crash
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.1st Lieutenant George D. LAMM - O-1287020 .Pfc Miles B. McPHERSON - 11096173 - POW .Pfc Vernon F. STORK - 17131632 - MIA .Pfc George LAPSE - 13084701 .Pfc Robert E. GIBSON - 34404199 .Pfc Rigoberto LEDESMA - 39249511 .Pfc Bruno S. PRESTES - 33327516 .Pfc James S. PUTT - 13125652 .Pvt Earl L. CROH - 32733627 .Pfc Edward A. ADELMAN - 14133639 .Cpl Harry K. DAVIS - 15323102 .Pvt Howard H. GOUGE - 34404169 .Pvt Dominic BERNARDI - 33423479 .Pvt Stanley KASS - 12159731 .Pvt Marvin MARSH - 15100939 .Sergeant George W. III CLEMENT - 12152389 - KIA 31/12/44 |
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - 6juin1944.com |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |