Stanley E Rowland
MilitaryShot down 15 August 1944 in B-24 #4250442. Landed near Ruiselede, Belgium. Prisoner of War (POW). See Lt Eadmer W Pease's page.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19101798 and O-702123
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14081510
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14079043 and O-807548
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States | 14 May 1914 | |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | 26 October 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
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Other Prisoner of War - POW |
Belgium | 15 August 1944 - 12 June 1945 | Landed near Ruiselede, Belgium and was immediately arrested by German guards there. Interned at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde). |
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Died |
Signal Mountain, Tennesse, United States | 13 April 2007 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998, MACR 7918, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / MACR 7918 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database