Name:
Russell J. Groat
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
32234818
Unit:
526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
New York
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Radar operator on board the B17 "Ensign Mary", SN 42.31648, code LF-H, which took off from Kimbolton in the UK on a bombing run to Aerodrome at Laon-Couvron on 16 Jun 1944. The aircraft was hit by flak and the entire crew, except for the pilot and the machinst, bailed out. The plane came down at 1853 on the plateau of Monvinet outside of Pontpoint, France. Tech Sergeant Groat was captured by the Germans. MACR 5988.