Adolph J Roth

Military

Damaged by flak and landed in Sweden on 7/6/44 in B-24 'Boulder Buff' 44-40195. INT.

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40195) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group.

44-40195

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Boulder Buff
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

North Sea 6 July 1944

Born

San Jose, California, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 7234

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 7234 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database