Rollin E Gater
MilitaryShot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29895 "Black Swan". Initially evaded, then made a Prisoner of War (POW).
Connections
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19122414
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750185
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6569055
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12126905
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33325292
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Black Swan
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions

- Date: 31 December 1943
Places

- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Braunau-Gneikendorf, Austria | 31 December 1943 | Initially evaded in France, he was arrested upon denunciation. Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
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Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Sources
Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorED-BB
Sources
MACR 1975
ContributorAAM
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1975 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database