The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
T/Sgt. Roy Horwitz (no middle initial) served as radio operator aboard B-24L 44-49573, 329th Bomb Squadron, on 23 March 1945.
Listed as MIA on the original MACR. No surviving crew member reported seeing him after the crash. Eyewitness accounts from the deputy lead crew describe the aircraft as completely engulfed in flames before impact. Status: KIA.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Position
Radio Operator
Serial Number
36734374
Missions flown.
4 catalogued · 23 Mar 1945 — 12 Sep 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record