Roland A Cadoret
Military
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Roland Cadoret
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B-17 #42-97798 hit by flak, crashed into Channel 14 Jun 1944. Entire crew taken Prisoner of War (POW). My missions were during our 'Maximum Effot' air offensive leading up to D-Day and post invasion.
Air Medal w 1/Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME Service medal; Jubilee of Liberty Medal from France
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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
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
English Channel | 14 June 1944 |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5797 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database