Roland D Gangwer

Military

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30830 M'lle Zig Zag. Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

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Units served with

The wreckage of a B-24 Liberator (GO-K) of the 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group that has crash landed. A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group is in the background.

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Major John C. Egan, of the 100th Bomb Group, wearing a fez on his return from the Regensburg Shuttle mission. Associated News Story: '"Arabian Knights Return": Men Who Made Shuttle-Bombing Raid On Regensburg. Wearing red fezes and carrying Arabian knives, the first contingent of airmen who participated in the shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg returned from their temporary North African bases yesterday, August 22 - five days after the heavy attack on the Nazis' largest aircraft Messerschmidt factory. No b

John C Egan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-399510
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot, Pilot, Squadron Commander

Aircraft

42-30830

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mlle zig zag
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bethleham, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 10 October 1943 Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11

Revisions

Date19 Jan 2020 19:06:14
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to service number and events
Sources

Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date19 Jan 2020 19:04:08
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:25
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1029 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database