Daniel Waugh Rowland
MilitaryHer crew is standing behind Mr. Eden, they are (L-R):
Capt. Robert (E). Miller, F/O Arthur W. Callahan, Lt. Lee E. Zaruba, Lt. Robert R. LaPlace, T/Sgt. William J. Murphy, T/Sgt. Martin J. McDonnell, S/Sgt. Daniel W. Rowland, S/Sgt. Robert G. Newmes, S/Sgt. Hugh J. Malone, S/Sgt. Clarence J. Ducote
USAAF Photo.
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator
41-23811.
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Fascinatin Witch
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ohio | 5 August 1919 | Son of Guy Ornen and Elizabeth M Rowland. |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 4 November 1941 | Chicago, Illinois |
Other Wounded in Action (WIA) |
Ploesti, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Hit in left thigh by AA shell over target, divert to Malta probably saved his life. |
Other Hospitalised |
Malta | 1 August 1943 | Hospitalised |
Died |
Alliance, OH | 16 September 1993 | |
Buried |
Fairmount Memorial Park Alliance, Stark County, OH | 19 September 1993 | Fairmount Memorial Park Alliance, Stark County, Ohio |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/681829296
https://www.fold3.com/record/33933335/social-security-death-index-danie…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84360966/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
https://www.fold3.com/record/704264787/u-s-wwii-hospital-admission-card…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189070781/daniel-w-rowland
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp