Roy E Bolin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down on Kassel mission crashed at Krauthausen in B-24 #42-51355

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William Aaron

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11072501
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Top Turret Gunner

Louis P Ajello

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-722971
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Truman Armstrong

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-773278
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Laurence G Barben

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-771270
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Robert W Oleson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39618538
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-51355

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 September 1944

Born

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 27 September 1944

Revisions

Date29 Apr 2021 01:50:20
Contributoracbernstein1
Sources

AAM; U.S. findagrave.com

Date6 Jan 2020 03:13:24
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added a connection to 8th AF. Added a "-" in the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography".

Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:34
ContributorAAM
Sources

Birsic, 2AD Roll of Honor MACR 9393 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9393 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database