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HAINES, Rolland M - Date of
birth
2 February 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Sedgwick County, Kansas -
Hometown
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-728860 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
359th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 June 1943 - Place of
death
Aschhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 18 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward Haines (father)
Sadie (Maxwell) Haines (mother)
George Haines (brother)
Edward Haines (brother)
Robert Haines (brother)
Josephine Haines (sister)
Fred Haines (brother)
Lillian A. Haines (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5430 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Pappy aka Good Enuf
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the submarine slips and docks
MACR: 15228
More information
Rolland M. Haines was an electrician.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 28 June 1941.
The aircraft was hit by flak immediately after dropping its bombs. The #1 and #3 engines were throwing oil and power was lost. It went into a steep dive and then leveled out. At this time they were attacked by FW-190s. Shortly after the German fighter attack, seven crewmen bailed out.
Four crew members were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Bad-Zwischenahn, Germany.
Six men survived and were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1920/1930 Census, http://airforce.togetherweserved.com
Photo source: Michel Beckers