Major Roland Gillett
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 48863 - 2nd Lt Major Roland Gillett
Assigned to 389BG 8AF USAAF. TDY 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'The Witch' 41-11840 1-Aug-43; Shot down. Evaded (EVD). MACR 173
Awards: DFC, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15074175 / O-728742
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Witch
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Springdale, Arkansas | 16 April 1922 | Son of B R Gillett. |
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Enlisted |
Bakersfield, CA | 28 February 1942 | Bakersfield, California |
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Other Evaded (EVD) |
Yugoslavia | 1 August 1943 | Evaded Capture (EVD) |
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Died |
21 January 2013 | ||
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Buried |
Garden Park Cemetery Conroe, Montgomery County, TX | 24 January 2013 | Garden Park Cemetery Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas |
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Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 389BG 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
