Roscoe Dale Tomlinson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102581 'Lonesome Polecat'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5306.
Awards: PH.
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- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Whitesburg. TN | 14 May 1922 | Son of Carl C and Lizette W Tomlinson. |
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Enlisted |
Tullahoma, TN 37388, USA | 22 October 1942 | Camp Forrest, Tennessee |
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Other Killed in action |
Glienicke/Nordbahn, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-102581 'Lonesome Polecat'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5306. |
| Washington County, TN, USA | |||
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Buried |
Creechs Chapel Cemetery Whitesburg, Hamblen County, TN | Creechs Chapel Cemetery Whitesburg, Hamblen County, Tennessee |
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Updated Burial event location per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 34068758.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5306,
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