Roit Arthur J.

Name:

Arthur J. Roit

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

Unit:

600th Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-04-10

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Section T, Range 13

Row:

Lot 26

Grave:

1

Decoration:

Comments:

Arthur J. Roit was born on September 18, 1913, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served in the 600th Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Top Turret Gunner of B-17 #43-38853 during World War II.

On April 10, 1945, during a bombing mission targeting the Oranienburg area near Berlin, the aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire (flak) and subsequently crashed in Berlin. Tragically, six were killed in action, and four were captured and became prisoners of war.

SSgt Roit was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. Arthur J. Roit's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 2 (center), on Butterfly 13, in the top right wing (section B).

Source of information: www.americanairmuseum.com, b17flyingfortress.de, www.398th.org