Donald Truman Rowley
Military ROLL OF HONOURJOHN DEVRIES in incorrect. It is actually Sybrand Richard de Vries. I am his daughter.
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. 7 x missions. Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30831 'Lazy Baby'. Landed in Switzerland. Died of his wounds in Swiss hospital. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 913.
Awards: Silver Star and PH (posthumously).
Missions: Romilly France 15-Sep-43, Nantes France 23-Sep-43, Emden Germany 27-Sep-43, Emden Germany 2-Oct-43, Bremen Germany 8-Oct-43, Gdynis Poland 9-Oct-43, Schweinfurt Germany 14-Oct-43.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lazy Baby
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
California, USA | 26 June 1921 | Son of Truman C and Beatrix Rowley. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 7 April 1942 | Los Angeles, California |
Died |
Basle, Switzerland | 14 October 1943 | Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-30831 'Lazy Baby. ' Landed in Switzerland. Died of his wounds in Swiss hospital. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 913. |
Buried |
Hornli cemetery Basle Switzerland | 15 October 1943 | Interred Hornli cemetery Basle Switzerland. |
California, USA | |||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Chelveston | 14 October 1943 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
American Military Cemetery Munsingen Switzerland | Re-Interred American Military Cemetery Munsingen Switzerland. | |
Buried |
Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood Los Angeles County CA | Re-Interred Inglewood Park Cemetery Inglewood Los Angeles County California, USA. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #115 on 14 Oct 1943 per info in the "Summary biography".
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 913 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database