Rolland W Racine
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 11 January 1944 in A/C 42-22525. On the operational mission in the Steinhuder Lake area, Germany, Lt. Racine, after getting into a fight with hostile aircraft, was returning home. A call for help came over the R/T and he immediately did a 180 turn and was last seen in a 45 degree dive going very fast heading east. Status: Missing in Action (MIA) 11 January 1944. Changed to Killed in Action (KIA) 6 August 1945.
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
Events
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Died |
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Buried |
Massachusetts | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 11 January 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
356th FG Assoc data, MACR 1742, 8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1742 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list