Wallace D Land
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) in B-17 #43-38270. Crashed 1km East of Körbecke, Westfalen, Germany.
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395080.jpg?itok=lDjA9Nui)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 550th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395083.jpg?itok=FRgVe9e8)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19109055 and O-773392
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32476072
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38382721 and O-719128
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19111997 and O-768235
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31259783
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/media/media-34071.jpeg?itok=Ytp9PXvL)
- Date: 21 November 1944
Places
![Replica entrance sign at Great Ashfield, home of the 385th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Replica of entrance to Station 155.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-413589.jpg?itok=YO6o1ACf)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wichita, Kansas, USA | 28 June 1924 | |
Died |
21 November 1944 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Körbecke, Möhnesee, Germany | 21 November 1944 | |
Buried/ Commemorated |
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas, États-Unis |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10413 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database