Robert Richard Rowland
Military
Object Number - UPL 32088 - "Capt Rowland of the 390th Bomb Group, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal, 14-Mar-44 England."
Crew Number 29. Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions (18 x aboard 42-30334 "Eight Ball" aka "Virgin Sturgeon").
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: Virgin Sturgeon
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Montpelier, ID 83254, USA | 3 January 1920 | Son of Fredrick Thomas and Hannah [Pitcher] Rowland. |
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Based |
Polebrook | 12 August 1943 - 3 February 1944 | Assigned to 370BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Colorado, USA | 14 October 2009 | |
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Buried |
Cemetery Rd, Montpelier, ID 83254, USA | Montpelier City Cemetery Montpelier, Bear Lake County, ID |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Rowland%2C+Robert+R
