Serviceman

Robert D. Roche

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

38187855

Rank

Sgt (12 December 1943)

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 18, 104, 148

Sources

heroes-book, morning-report

Crews

• Lynn M. Borders Crew, co-pilot · 817th
• Charles W. Hollier Crew, co-pilot · 817th
• Archibald F. McCasland Crew, co-pilot · 817th

Missions placed on him

• mission 151, 21 January 1945 · Vienna · Listed with the Lynn M. Borders crew, which flew it per its history (p. 18); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 154, 7 February 1945 · Schwechat · Listed with the Lynn M. Borders crew, which flew it per its history (p. 18); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 166, 22 February 1945 · Gundelfingen · Listed with the Lynn M. Borders crew, which flew it per its history (p. 18); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
• mission 215, 26 April 1945 · Bronzolo · Listed with the Charles W. Hollier crew, which flew it per its history (p. 104); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Morning reports

2 entries, first 4 December 1943, last 12 December 1943; grades seen: Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

• 1943-12-04 816th: Reld of dy & trfd to 816 Bomb Sq (H) 483rd Bomb Gp (H) this sta.
• 1943-12-12 817th: trfd to 818th Bomb Sq

National Archives pages: roll 458053820 p. 204, roll 458053820 p. 308