Wilburn T Rowland

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) hit by aircraft debris and crashed at Merzenschwand on 7/19/44 in B-24 Sky Wolves #42100281



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Naughty Norma
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hordville, Nebraska, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 19 July 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7554 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database