Roger G Rand

Military

At age 20, flew 23 missions. Shot down 10 January 1945. Prisoner of War (POW). in B-17 'Lady Fortune' #42-97858. Plane blew up at 11,000 feet. Nobody bailed, but 3 of us survived. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 3A for 4 1/2 months. Navigator E. Pliskin, Ball Turret Gunner R. Bright also survived.

Air Medal w/3 oak leaf clusters

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Units served with

Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97858

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lady Fortune : Carmen's Folly
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event	Location	Date
Died		6 August 2018
Born	Gays Mills, Wisconsin, USA
Other Prisoner of War (POW)	Germany	10 January 1945
Buried	Fort Snelling National Cemetery

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Date8 Aug 2018 14:37:03

ContributorEmily

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Obituary

Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:22

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11743 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self/ MACR 11743