Wilbur J Rowland
MilitaryShot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 42-29587 'Jolly Roger', Prisoner of War (POW). His plane was shot down on August 12, 1943 over Germany, and he was taken to Dulag Luft, Frankfort, Stalag Luft III, Sagan, as a POW. In January 1945 he endured a long march to Stalag VII A, Mooseburg, where the POW's were
liberated by General Patton.
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jolly Roger
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lockport, New York | 11 November 1919 | Born Lockport, New York |
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Enlisted |
Buffalo New York | 17 January 1942 | Enlisted Buffalo New York |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 12 August 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated the Surname per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 260 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database