Roland Francis Stancl

Military

Assigned to 728BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 35 combat missions from 29-Nov-44 (Hamm) to 28-Mar-45 (Hanover). Made it through without any major crashes or problems.

 

Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-8308

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5725) nicknamed "This is IT!" of the 381st Bomb Group opens her bomb bay doors during a mission.

770

  • Date: 30 December 1944

766

  • Date: 28 December 1944

762

  • Date: 26 December 1944
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front. Some of the men are wearing cold-weather flying gear.

754

  • Date: 18 December 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois 28 August 1923 BornChicago, Illinois

Enlisted

Chicago, Illinois 15 December 1942 EnlistedChicago, Illinois

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/657531249

https://www.fold3.com/record/84462498/roland-f-stancl-us-wwii-army-enli…

https://legacy.catalog.archives.gov/id/143854121

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ContributorCallyBoatwright452ndBGA
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CallyBoatwright452ndBGA Name correction/Missing Planes/Ancestry.com

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ContributorCallyBoatwright452ndBGA
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Carolyn 'Cally' Boatwright 452nd BGA