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Personal info

Full name
ROLAND, Theodore C
Date of birth
30 July 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Military service

Service number
32475502
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner
Unit
751st Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 July 1944
Place of death
English Channel

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Theodore Roland (father)
Emma Roland (mother)
Anna Roland (sister)
Margaret Roland (sister)
Leo Roland (brother)
Gertrude Roland (sister)
Mary Roland (sister)
William Roland (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-30731
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Leipzig, Germany
MACR: 8195

More information

T/Sgt Theodore C. Roland was employed at Chevrolet Motor & Axle Corp. before he enlisted on 5 September 1942 in Buffalo, New York.

The airplane was forced to ditch in the English Channel. As the airplane hit the water, it buckled at the radio room and immediately began to sink.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial.com, Fold3.com, MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, 457thbombgroupassoc.org