Greene Roy J.

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Roy J. Greene is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

C-47 (43-48611) Crash Churchyard Memorial

Name:

Roy J. Greene

Rank:

Captain

Serial Number:

O-670527

Unit:

586th Bomber Squadron, 394th Bomber Group, Medium

Date of Death:

1945-01-18

State:

Louisiana

Cemetery:

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA

Plot:

Section S

Row:

Grave:

Site 125

Decoration:

Comments:

Roy J. Greene was born on April 22, 1922. At the time of his death, he was serving in the 586th Bomber Squadron, 394th Bomber Group, Medium, as a Captain and a passenger on the C-47 #43-48611. On January 18, 1945, he was killed in an air crash when they took off from A-54 airfield in Le Bourget, France, to be transported to Station 343 in Biggin Hill, England. Due to an unknown reason, the aircraft crashed approximately 7 minutes later after they took off. Eighteen people were killed in this accident, while four were seriously injured.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net