John T. Roberts served in the 793rd Bomb Squadron, 468th Bomb Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was the Navigator on B-29 Superfortress #42-93826 on a bombing mission to Yawata on June 15-16, 1944. In July 1944 it was reported that the aircraft had crashed into a mountain 200 miles from Chengdu, China and the entire crew were killed and buried by the Chinese. The entire crew was reinterred at Fort McPherson National Cemetery on February 1, 1950. Second Lieutenant Roberts was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.
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Roberts John T.
Name:
John T. Roberts
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
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Unit:
793rd Bomb Squadron, 468th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-16
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Cemetery:
Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Nebraska
Plot:
R
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Grave:
43
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