Roth Herman Joseph “Herm”, Jr.

Monuments

386th Bomb Group Monument

386th Bomber Group Monument (Great Dunmow)

Name:

Herman Joseph “Herm”, Jr. Roth

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-823973

Unit:

555th Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-10-07

State:

Cemetery:

Jefferson Barracks National Cem., Missouri

Plot:

Section 78

Row:

Grave:

1024-26

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Herman Joseph “Herm” Roth, Jr. was born on April 27, 1923 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He resided in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania prior to the war. Herman served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-26 #42-96220, 555th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, U.S. Army during World War II.

B-26 #42-96220 took off from Beaumont-Sir-Oise, France on a bombing mission over Hengelo marshalling Yard, Netherlands. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Eleve, Netherlands during the war. Herman was "Killed In Action" in this crash. He is now buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA in the same grave with 1LT Brundage and 1LT Marrin.

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