Robert S Rowland

Military
media-32764.jpeg UPL 32764 Boehme's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 19 July 1944
Back Row (viewer's left to right):
T/Sgt. Robert L. Knowles, Radio
2nd Lt. Robert M. Blacker, CoPilot
2nd Lt. Alfred H. Boehme, Pilot
2nd Lt. James S. Yip, Navigator
Front Row (viewer's left to right):
S/Sgt. Jack J. Withrow, Tail gunner
T/Sgt. Norbert Greene, Engineer
S/Sgt. Ray C. Jendrzejewski, Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert Rowland, Ball Turret

Regular crew members missing from photo:
2nd Lt. Steve Horvath, Bombardier
Phil Sorensen, Waist Gunner
Flew with this crew this day, but not in photo:
S/Sgt. J.R. Pendland, Togglier

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Object Number - UPL 32764 - Boehme's Crew - 602nd Squadron - 19 July 1944 Back Row (viewer's left to right): T/Sgt. Robert L. Knowles, Radio 2nd Lt. Robert M. Blacker,...

Bob Rowland flew 35 missions in 1944 with the 398th BG from Nuthampstead.



air medal



In 2017, Bob was awarded the French Legion d'Honneur.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert M Blacker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-822360
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Black and white portrait of Air Force officer Alfred H. Boehme in uniform

Alfred Herb Boehme

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0818094
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Norbert Greene

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

Stephen G Horvath

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron 603rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Raymond C Jendrzejewski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

German soldiers inspect the damaged tail section of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102511) that has crashed near Lechfield. First handwritten caption on reverse: '19-7-44.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Photo No 1- tail of B-17 G serial no 42.102511, 398th (B) Group. On left side in the background the burning rest's of the front part.'

42-102511

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

42-102543

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

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

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updated crew associations

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Correspondence with 8th Air Force Historical Society.

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ContributorBuck
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From the 398th BG Maxwell AFB microfilm. The 602nd Squadron's Boehme Crew Mission List. Pilot Boehme, A.H., Co-Pilot Blacker, R.M., Bombardier Horvath, S.G., Navigator Yip, J.S., Engineer / TT G Greene, N., Radio OP / Gunner Knowles, R.L., BT Gunner Rowland R.S., Waist Gunner Sorensen, P.G., & Jendrzejewski, R.S. Tail Gunner Withrow, J.B. Flew 35/36 missions using 19, B-17 Gs
First mission flown on June 27, 1944, last mission flown on October 17, 1944.

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Associations and information added from personal correspondence.

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398th History, Vol 1 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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