Benjamin G Rolfe

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 26 November 1944 in B-17 #42102565 'The Ugly Duckling. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-102565

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Ugly Duckling
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lark, Utah, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

IJsselmeer, Netherlands 26 November 1944

Buried

Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary, 3401 South Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11147 / MACR 8457 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database