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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Aircraft

44-6166

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The red - red ass, the devil himself
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

The flak damaged nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '54600 AC- England- 1st lt Lawrence M De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this B-17 safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany. Please Credit: Official US Air Force Photo.' Printed caption on image: 'This B-17 landed safely after losing its nose to flak. US AAF Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-38172 of 398th BG.'

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  • Date: 15 October 1944

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  • Date: 11 October 1944

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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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