Name:
Roger Hall Atkinson
Rank:
Pilot Officer
Serial Number:
102048
Unit:
71st Eagle Squadron
Date of Death:
1941-10-15
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Surrey, UK
Plot:
21
Row:
A
Grave:
10
Decoration:
Comments:
Son of Lt.-Col. Albert King Atkinson and Florence Hall Atkinson, of Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Killed in action.
From American Air Museum Britain:Pilot P/O Roger Hall Atkinson 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF was KIFA, due to his parachute failing to open after baling out of Spitfire AD123, during aerobatic practice after structural failure nr Woodford Essex 15-10-41.