Charles Edward Rolle
Military
412 sq Tail Gunner
Collection name changed to his name.
Object Number - UPL 40878 - Charles E Rolle 1942 412 sq Tail Gunner
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hannover in B-17 42-3298; Shot down 26-Jul-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 195
Awards: AM(OLC), BS, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17061100 / O-730555
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fountain, IL | 2 December 1921 | Son of John Sr and Doris [Hastings] Rolle. |
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks, MO | 21 July 1942 | Jefferson Barracks Missouri |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 26 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Other Baled out POW |
26 July 1943 | Wounded by fighter managed to exit A/C by rear emergency exit just prior to A/C exploding. POW | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
24 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Mexico, MO | 6 March 1975 | |
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Buried |
East Lawn Memorial Park, Mexico, MO | 10 March 1975 | East Lawn Memorial Park Mexico, Audrain County, MO |
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Based |
Horham | 26 July 1943 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Number from enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=%22…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 195 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
