Rowland M Gentry
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in action on Ploesti raid in B-24 'Forky II' 42-40182.
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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
- Nicknames: Forky II
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in action |
1 August 1943 | ||
Born |
Miami, Florida |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group;
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2415, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 219; 44th Bomb Group, The Flying Eightballs, pg 20