Roy Clark Kitner was born on November 3, 1921, in Carroll Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Christian Stephens Kitner and Mae Edna Shearer Kitner.
Roy served in the 550th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Technical Sergeant and Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on the B-17 #42-31370 during World War II. On February 21, 1944, bombers were returning to the 385th Bomber Group's base at Great Ashfield, England, from a raid on targets in Germany. 1Lt Pease, pilot of the B-17 #42-37963, lost control of his airplane in the clouds and collided with his airplane in a formation. Both aircraft crashed into the marshes at Reedham, and all of the crew members of both airplanes were killed.
TSgt Kitner is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. He also has a cenotaph located in Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pennsylvania.
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Kitner Roy Clark
Name:
Roy Clark Kitner
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
33237387
Unit:
550th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-02-21
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
C
Row:
6
Grave:
40
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
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