Alf Riveland

Military
media-26521.jpeg UPL 26521 Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October 1944.

Front row (not in order) : T/Sgt Alf Riveland (engineer) : T/Sgt Frank Renzi (radio) : S/Sgt Harold A. Carlson (ball turret gunner): S/Sgt Gerald R. Campbell (waist gunner): S/Sgt Albert P. Barber (tail gunner).

Back row (not in order) 1Lt Ingersall J. Roberts (pilot) : 2Lt Arthur Bluethenthal (copilot) : F/O Floyd L. Clark (navigator) : F/O Lloyd I. Long (bombardier).

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10217-A61690AC

https://www.fold3.com/image/161283216/?terms=42-102411

Object Number - UPL 26521 - Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October...

Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 combat missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ingersall J Roberts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666822
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102411

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Lace

43-31060

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Poque Ma Hone
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

43-38248

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress (EP-E, serial number 42-31767) nicknamed "Our Gal Sal" of the 100th Bomb Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Our Gal Sal EP-E, 231767 at Mount Farm.'

772

  • Date: 31 December 1944

729

  • Date: 29 November 1944

720

  • Date: 21 November 1944

683

  • Date: 19 October 1944

681

  • Date: 17 October 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Norway 4 October 1920 Son of Peter and Olga Riveland.

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 9 April 1943

Based

Molesworth 7 October 1944 - 28 February 1945 Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK 28 February 1945 Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Died

San Mateo County, CA, USA 9 December 1994
Brooklyn, NY, USA

Buried

San Bruno, CA, USA Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County California, USA

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https://www.fold3.com/page/86594515_alf_riveland/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/528669351_alf_riveland%20%20(1920)/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/161283216/?terms=42-102411
https://www.fold3.com/image/264596201/?terms=Alf%20Riveland
http://www.interment.net/data/us/ca/sanmateo/ggate/r/golden_r09.htm
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/kings/military/ww2/enlistment/armyenli…
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1121831

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https://www.fold3.com/page/86594515_alf_riveland/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/528669351_alf_riveland%20%20(1920)/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/161283216/?terms=42-102411
https://www.fold3.com/image/264596201/?terms=Alf%20Riveland
http://www.interment.net/data/us/ca/sanmateo/ggate/r/golden_r09.htm
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ny/kings/military/ww2/enlistment/armyenli…
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=1121831

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R

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