Roland R Michel
MilitaryAircraft B-17 #4231367 'Chow Hound. 'Also tail gunner on board #46596 'Sweet Dish'. Plane badly damaged on mission on 5 December 1944. Three crew members bailed out and were captured. Rest of crew, including Michel stayed on board and pilot was able to nurse plane back to base.
PH/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC/ 6 battle stars/ Unit Citation
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Toston, Montana | 6 November 1918 | |
Died |
15 December 1984 | ||
Buried |
Fargo, North Dakota | ||
Other Returned (RTD) |
Germany | 5 December 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11331 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / daughter, Ginny A. Reeves; The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 180.