Darril Francis Roufs

Military
media-39912.jpeg UPL 39912 First Lieutenant Darril F. Roufs, Pilot 848th Bomb Squadron, 490th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II, Killed in Action: April 5, 1945
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Object Number - UPL 39912 - First Lieutenant Darril F. Roufs, Pilot 848th Bomb Squadron, 490th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II, Killed in Action: April 5, 1945

Member of Roufs crew 
Son of Catherine Roufs who resided in Winsted, Minnesota. 

Darril served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-17 "Miss Mary Kay" (#43-38131), 848th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. 

He resided in Winsted, McLeod County, Minnesota prior to the war. 

He enlisted in the Army Air Forces on January 30, 1943 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of miscellaneous products and also as Separated, without dependents. 

Darril was killed in action when his B-17 was shot down by German Flak boats in the harbor of Middelharnis, Netherlands during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters and the Purple Heart. 

Service # O-775139 

Additional information for 1LT Darril F. Roufs can be found at https://www.winstedveteransmemorial.org 
 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747364
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38475261
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Airplane Armorer-Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2066611
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37479719
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 848th Bomb Squadron 851st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33730048
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Miss Mary Kay
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Winsted, Minnesota 17 April 1916 BornWinsted, Minnesota

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks, Lemay, Missouri 30 January 1943 EnlistedJefferson Barracks, Missouri

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Middelharnis, Netherlands 5 April 1945 Killed in Action (KIA)Middelharnis, Netherlands

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Leige, Belgium 1 January 1946 Re-InterredArdennes American Cemetery and MemorialLeige, Belgium

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Winsted Veterans Memorial board of directors, Winsted, MN (1LT Roufs' hometown)

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490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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