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1LT William Robert Roddy

7 Mar 1918 – 17 Feb 1944

Birth	7 Mar 1918
Death	17 Feb 1944
Cemetery	Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery Taylor , Williamson County , Texas , USA
Added by	John Christeson on 27 May 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27137971

Bio

B-26B Marauder #42-95942 took off at 00:45 from an airfield near Marrakech, French Morocco, for a flight to Cornwall, England. For reasons unknown, the medium bomber went down in the ocean off Ploubazlanec, France. What happened to the crew is unknow. All four airmen aboard died. The bodies were found in a dinghy on a beach between Paimpol and the tip of Bilfot on February 20, 1944. The circumstances are unknown. The personnel killed and missing were: 1LT William R Roddy , O-666826, TX, Pilot 2LT Vernon D. Barber , O-691079, NE, Co-Pilot 2LT Henry C Barnett , O-797237, KY, Navigator TSGT Vincent Harvey , 11052503, MA, Radio Operator William Roddy was an Austin police officer from Sep. 1940 until 08 Dec. 1941 when he resigned to join the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was reported missing when the airplane he was piloting disappeared during a routine flight. Contributor: Al Wysock (50498011). Enlistment Service No. 18024601 Officer Service No. : O-666826 Contributor: James Durham (46994633) • [email protected]

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Family

Parents

• Dr William "Bill" Roddy 1889–1937
• Margarie Roddy 1891–1954

Siblings

• Vincent J. Roddy 1913–1990
• 1LT William Robert Roddy 1918–1944

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