Roland L Grubbs
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) near Namur in B-24 'Lady Lora' #42-50799.
Sergeant Roland L. Grubbs was born June 21, 1921. His wife was Alma Grubbs, and his parents were Jennings and Frieda Grubbs. He was from Freemont, Nebraska.
On December 24, 1944, he was serving as the Left Waist Gunner aboard “Lady Lora,” B-24 tail #42-50799 of the 448th Bomb Group, 714th Bomb Squadron, when his plane was shot down over St. Vith, Belgium.
He is buried in the Freemont Memorial Cemetery in Freemont.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fremont, Nebraska, USA | 21 June 1921 | Sergeant Roland L. Grubbs was born June 21, 1921. His wife was Alma Grubbs, and his parents were Jennings and Frieda Grubbs. He was from Freemont, Nebraska. |
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Died |
24 December 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 December 1944 | On December 24, 1944, he was serving as the Left Waist Gunner aboard “Lady Lora,” B-24 tail #42-50799 of the 448th Bomb Group, 714th Bomb Squadron, when his plane was shot down over St. Vith, Belgium. |
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Buried |
Fremont, NE 68025, USA | He is buried in the Freemont Memorial Cemetery in Freemont. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11120 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database