Donald C Rollinger
Military
Daughter - Carol Rollinger McKeever
Object Number - UPL 24193 - AS A MEMBER OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 95TH BOMB GROUP, 335TH SQUADRON, HE PARTICIPATED IN 31 MISSIONS OVER ENEMY OCCUPIED EUROPE. HE FLEW A TOTAL OF 249...
Flew on Stacie's Special. As a member of the 8th Air Force, 95th Bomb Group, 335th Squadron, he participated in 31 missions over enemy occupied Europe. He flew a total of 249 hours and 5 minutes in combat against the enemy as lead waist gunner on B-17's. He was wounded on July 11 1944 on a mission over Munich, Germany.
He was awarded the Air Medal, 1st Oak Leaf Cluster, 2nd Oak Leaf Cluster and 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart.
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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
Missions
- Date: 11 September 1944
- Date: 9 September 1944
- Date: 8 September 1944
- Date: 5 September 1944
- Date: 18 August 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Greensburg, PA 15601, USA | 19 February 1943 | |
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Born |
Pennsylvania, USA |
Revisions
NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Added connected to additional photos shared by Don Rollinger's daughter, Carol Rollinger McKeever.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Palmer's brothr
