William R RODDY
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-666826 (18024601) | ||||
| AGE | 26 yo | ||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1918 | ||||
| STATE | Travis TEXAS | ||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||
| RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Policemen and detectives, public service |  | |||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 23 january 1942 Randolph Field TEXAS | ||||
| GROUP | 2nd AAF Ferrying Group Air Transp Cd | ||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Corps | ||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 17 february 1944 |  | |||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Ploubalzanec | ||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type B-50-MA - s/n 42-95942
Macr: 3065 Mission: St-Mawgan (UK) Takeoff: Marrakech, Maroc | ||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James | ||||
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Crew of B-26 Marauder - type B-50-MA - s/n 42-95942 |
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| 1Lt | William R RODDY | Pilot | Dead | Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James | |
| 2Lt | Vernon D BARBER | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | |
| 2Lt | Henri Caudill | BARNETT | Navigator | Dead | Wiggington Cem. London, KENTUCKY |
| T/Sgt | Vincent HARVEY |
Radio Gunner |
Dead | Tablets Cim Brit Am St-James | |
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MACR Missing Air Crew Reports n°3065. The Martin B-26B Marauder - # 42-95942 took off at 00:45 of the ground near Marrakech French Morocco. Fell at sea on its destination to the Royal Air Force Station in Saint Mawgan located in Cornwall. The B-24 falls at sea off Ploubazlanec for some unknown reason. The bodies were found in a dinghy on a beach between Paimpol and the tip of Bilfot on February 20, 1944, they will be buried in the western cemetery in St Brieuc. |
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Memorial from Ploubazlanec |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net - Absa3945.com - Cerp22.free.fr - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |