Roland H Erdman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 21390
Roland Erdman - Renwick, 466th BG, KIA
Charles D Taylor collection
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
B-24H 41-29434 'Terry and the Pirates' was involved in a mid-air collision after the other a/c was hit by flak over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Oranienburg, Germany on 22 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-532947
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Terry & The Pirates
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Herrold, IA 50109, USA | 26 December 1942 | Camp Dodge |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Malz, Oranienburg, Germany | 22 March 1944 | |
Born |
Renwick, Iowa, USA | ||
Buried |
No Known Grave Tablets of The Missing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten Eijsden-Margraten Municipality Limburg, Netherlands |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3492 / MACR 3492, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database