Roland Hairston Jenkins

Military

Evaded. 26 June 1943, B17 42-30031 was attacked by fighters, hit by flak crashing near Bernouville, France. Original Crew #6.

See the page with full details about his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fjenkinrh.html

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30031

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

4 October 1923 Mississippi, United States

Other

Evaded

26 June 1943 - 29 August 1943

Died

23 December 2006

Revisions

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Added address for his page at website www.evasioncomete.be

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / E&E 1468 / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 165, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database