Roswell Freedman

Military
media-18157.jpeg UPL 18157 Major Roswell Freedman in the grounds of the Chateau de Cambron, Belgium, Feb./ March 1945.
Museum object reference no. BAM_0220 Bottisham Airfield Museum

Bottisham Airfield Museum

Object Number - UPL 18157 - Major Roswell Freedman in the grounds of the Chateau de Cambron, Belgium, Feb./ March 1945. Museum object reference no. BAM_0220

Flew 4 missions on D-Day, 3 days later hit diving at a troop train (won Purple Heart). Battle of the Bulge.



Post war: Joined 27th Fighter Wing in SAC to escort B-36s. Flew in 2 high flights ferrying F-84s to Europe. After approx. 50 missions was base commander at Kunsan Air Base, Korea.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Smokey
  • Unit: 361st Fighter Group 376th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

15 April 1915

Enlisted

Transferred

Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA 24 November 1940

Died

Promoted

Montgomery, AL, USA 20 August 2013

Buried

5 December 2013 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Section 60, Site 10560
Knox County, TN, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

Bottisham Airfield Museum

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Barbara Freedman (wife) via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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