Rickner, Roy Robert

1919 - 1945  (26 years)

• Name	Rickner, Roy Robert
  Birth	2 Mar 1919	Drumright, Creek County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	RICK.R005
  _FGRAVE	56360547
  Military Service	World War II, First Lieutenant, 566th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  	Constituted as the 566th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) on 19 December 1942 Activated on 24 December 1942 Redesignated 566th Bombardment Squadron, Heavy on 4 January 1944 Inactivated on 13 September 1945
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Roy Robert Rickner (1919-1945)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Roy Robert Rickner (1919-1945)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		First Lieutenant, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		First Lieutenant
  		United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Air Medal, United States
  		Air Medal, United States
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		European Theater of World War II
  		566th Strategic Missile Squadron, United States Air Force
  		Consolidated B-24 Liberator
  		Military Service Ribbons, Rickner, Roy Robert.jpg Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  Death	23 Mar 1945	Germany   [1]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium
  	Plot B Row 35 Grave 2
  		Headstone, Rickner, Roy R.
  		American Battle Monuments Commission - Ardennes American Cemetery The approach drive at Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium leads to the memorial, a stone structure bearing on its façade a massive American eagle and other sculptures. Within the memorial is the chapel, three large wall maps composed of inlaid marbles, marble panels depicting combat and supply activities and other ornamental…
  Person ID	I46657	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Rickner, Thomas Mackafee,   b. 30 Jan 1880, Galena, Cherokee County, Kansas d. 21 Aug 1943, Oilton, Creek County, Oklahoma (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Woods, Cora Lilly,   b. 22 Dec 1878, Neosho, Newton County, Missouri d. 5 Nov 1957, Drumright, Creek County, Oklahoma (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F8760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edwards, Buna,   b. 20 Oct 1916   d. 13 Jan 2006 (Age 89 years)
  Children	1. Rickner, Eric Ethan,   b. 29 Sep 1943, Childress, Childress County, Texas d. 8 Aug 2000, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F17239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Mar 1919 - Drumright, Creek County, Oklahoma Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 23 Mar 1945 - Germany Burial - - Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Bombardier 1st Lt. Roy R. Rickner KIA Hometown: Squadron: 566th BS 389th Bomb Group Service# O-666080 Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart Pilot Capt William E. Boone KIA Target:Munster Marshaling Yards Missing Air Crew Report Details USAAF MACR#: Date Lost: 23-Mar-45 Serial Number: 42-95588 Aircraft Model B-24J-1-FO Aircraft Letter: F+ Aircraft Name: YANKEE DOODLE DANDY Location: Cause: AA 1 EVD, 8 KIA, 3 POW Pathfinder Mission Visit the virtual cemetery of the "YANKEE DOODLE"Crew.

  
  

• Sources

  [S13977] World War II Honoree, Roy R. Rickner, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_cemetery.aspx?honoreeID=645852) (Reliability: 2).