Roberts Moses J.

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

C-47 (43-48611) Crash Churchyard Memorial

Name:

Moses J. Roberts

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

34063466

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Date of Death:

1945-01-18

State:

Georgia

Cemetery:

Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA

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Moses J. Roberts was born on December 1, 1918. At the time of his death, he was 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