Sammy T Rowan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

B-24 # 42-110169 'Lucky Penny' crashed upon landing after returning to base with one engine lost in on 8 Jun 1944. 2 of 4 1000 lb. bombs exploded. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lucky Penny
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 June 1944

Born

West Virginia

Buried

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Family account