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WING, Rolland Jr - Date of
birth
22 September 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Casper, Natrona County, Wyoming -
Hometown
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-768784 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
365th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
9 August 1944 - Place of
death
Sinzheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 33 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Rolland Wing (father)
Helen Wing (mother
Eleanor Wing (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-37881 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Leap Year Lady
Destination: Ulm, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad
MACR: 8069
More information
2nd Lt Rolland Wing Jr. graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1939. He attended college for one year and was employed at Douglas Aircraft Company.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve on 10 February 1943 in Fresno, California.
The airplane was hit by enemy aircraft and fire broke out after which it exploded.
Four crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Vimbuch, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Long Beach Polytechnic High School 1939