Roland Xavier Madsen

Military
media-53246.jpeg UPL 53246 1st Lt Roland X Madsen, 351BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 53246 - 1st Lt Roland X Madsen, 351BG.

Assigned to 511BS, 531BG, 8AF USAAF. Frank Wilcox crew. ETD.







Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-34082
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: April Girl II

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sheridan, OR 25 June 1917

Enlisted

28 August 1942

Other

Discharged USAAF

8 November 1945 Honourable discharged.

Died

San Jose, CA 15 January 1984

Buried

Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA 24 April 1984 Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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