Samuel L Rowland
MilitaryOn mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17F #42-29524 'Meathound', crew was ordered to bail out but pilot managed to fly damaged a/c back to England and landed at Metfield. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Meat Hound
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Marion County, Indiana | 25 August 1921 | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
11 January 1944 | ||
Buried |
Warren Park, Marion County, Indiana, USA | Anderson Cemetery |
Revisions
Changed the label for a Died event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".
Added an association to the 8th AF Mission #182 on 11 Jan 1944 per info in the "Summary biography".
Updated Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 14424324.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14424324/samuel-l.-rowland
8th AF Losses, http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R">http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R> / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia