Date of birth:

October 18th, 1921

Date of death:

June 17th, 1944

Service number:

6 967 454

Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

Roy Gordon Taylor served as gunner aboard B-26B #42-96132, 598th Bomber Squadron, 397th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force. He held the rank of Sergeant.

On June 17th, 1944, the aircraft crashed in the English Channel near Friston, Sussex, after trying to reacht England. The aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire during a bomb attack.
All crewmembers were killed except the pilot, Captain Luther R. Williams.

Crew members B-26B #42-96132:
Williams, Luther R., Captain, Pilot
Stubbs, William J., 2nd Lieutenant, Co-Pilot
Briggs, Stephen E., 2nd Lieutenant, Navigator
Cook, Frederick C., 2nd Lieutenant, Bombardier
Hall, Jack B., Staff Sergeant, Radio Operator
Hargrove, Robert G., Staff Sergeant, Engineer
Johnston, George T., Staff Sergeant, Gunner
Taylor, Roy G., Sergeant, Gunner

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