Benjamin G Rolfe
Military
Object Number - UPL 60911 - 1st Lt Benjamin G. Rolfe
Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 26-Nov-44 in B-17 42-102565 'The Ugly Duckling. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Ugly Duckling
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hunter, Salt Lake County, Utah | 27 November 1919 | Born Hunter, Salt Lake County, Utah |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
IJsselmeer, Netherlands | 26 November 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) IJsselmeer, Netherlands |
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Buried |
Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah | 1 June 1949 | Re-Interred Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Millcreek, Salt Lake County, Utah |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
398th History, Vol II / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
