Roland Cornelius Sims
MilitaryAssigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Emden in B-17 42-30415 'Lucky Lady' 11-Dec-43; shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Orvelte, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1257
Awards: AM, 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: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15019686 / O-796766
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sugar Puss III, Lucky Lady
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lindale Smith, TX | 14 December 1918 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 11 December 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
9 October 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
Died |
3 March 1965 | ||
Buried |
Sabine Cemetery Lindale, Smith County, TX | 6 March 1965 | Sabine Cemetery Lindale, Smith County, Texas |
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 11 December 1943 | Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1257 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database