Roland R Michel

Military

Aircraft 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

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chow-Hound
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweet Dish
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

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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

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Sources

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.