Donald Truman Rowley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
John Devries should be SYBRAND R. de VRIES UPL 22707 UPL 22707 Crew of B-17 42-30831 Lazy Baby

JOHN DEVRIES in incorrect. It is actually Sybrand Richard de Vries. I am his daughter.

Object Number - UPL 22707 - Crew of B-17 42-30831 Lazy Baby

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

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

The crew of the 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Lazy Baby" the day after the record-breaking long-distance bombing mission to Eastern Prussia and Pomerania on the 9th of October 1943. Passed for publication 10 Oct 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Greatest Day Raid. American heavy bombers from Britain yesterday set up a new record for a long-distance raid when they made a round flight of 2,000 miles to bomb Pomerania, Poland and East Prussia ... Gdynia, Anklam, Marienburg and Danzig (Gda
  • 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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

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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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Sources

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

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