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Robert L. ROLAND
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Bombardier Class Book 43-06, San Angelo, Texas. | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-678574 | ||||||
| AGE | yo | ||||||
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| ETAT | Menomonie WISCONSIN | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Husband of Cecilia M. ROLAND | ||||||
| RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Bomber | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 452nd Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 322nd Bomber Group, Medium | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 25 March 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Montdidier | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-26 Marauder - type B-30-MA - s/n 41-31906
Macr: 3166 Mission: Hirson (02): installations ferroviaires - Transportation Plan Takeoff Station 485 Andrews Field, Essex Shot by flak around 3:18 pm Explosion in flight | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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Equipage du B-26 Marauder - type B-30-MA - s/n 41-3190
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| 1st Lieutenant | James P | RYAN | Pilote | Dead | Rose Hill Cem. Idaho Falls, IDAHO | O-792311 - 24 ans - Né le 23/03/1920 - Fils de James Leo et Evelyn Mary (Merwyn) Ryan, Idaho Falls, IDAHO Initialement inhumé au Cim Mil Montdidier (80) |
| 1st Lieutenant | Harold E | WILLIAMS | CoPilot | Dead | Belmont Town Cem. Belmont, OHIO | O-738314 - 22 ans - Né le 19/02/1921 - Fils de Maude G Williams, Belmont, OHIO - Initialement inhumé au Cim Mil Montdidier (80) |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Clayton C. CARLSON | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-741464 - AM+1/PH - Epoux de Helen D Carlson, Racine, WISCONSIN | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Robert L. ROLAND | Bomber | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | O-678574 - DFC/AM+4/PH - Epoux de Cecilia M Roland, Menomonie, WISCONSIN | |
| S/Sergeant | Eugene M. OLSEN | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 13053898 - DFC/AM+7 - Fils de Stefania Olsen, Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA | |
| T/Sergeant | Ralph M | STEPHENS | Radio Operateur | Dead | Alexander Mem Park Cem. Evansville, Vanderburgh Co, INDIANA | 35255581 - 25 ans - Né le 25/11/1918 - Fils de Eula Stephens, Evansville, INDIANA - Initialement inhumé au Cim Mil Montdidier (80) |
| Sergeant | Theodore N. BENTLEY | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | 15098544 - PH - Fils de Mr Pere Bently, Tontogany, OHIO | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Facebook.com - Chloé LAVERNHE - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |