Rollin E Gater

Military

Shot 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

People

Porter Dudley Clemens

  • 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

Warren L Ellis

  • 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

Richard George Hensley

  • 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

Larry C Hull

  • 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

Abraham Roke Lieberman

  • 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

42-29895

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

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

Born

Indiana

Revisions

Date6 Nov 2020 23:32:54
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).

Date17 Jul 2020 14:28:00
ContributorED-BB
Sources

MACR 1975

Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:27
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