Francis Oullette Rowley
MilitaryBack row (l-r): Carroll Forister, Ernie Woelfel, Jack Blackham, and Len Bialas
Front row (l-r): Bob Bice, Ken Humphreys, and Francis Rowley.
Assigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived 7-Jun-44 mission in B-24 42-94911 'Sweet Sioux'; enemy intruder A/C followed bomber stream back to base, shooting down A/C. Crashed off base near Wetheringsett, Baled out. Returned to Duty (RTD). Co-pilot and pilot of B-17's and B-24's. Flew 35 Missions in B-17 'Piccadilly Tilly'.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36049042 / O-811349
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sweet Sioux
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Picadilly Tilly
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron 4th Bomb Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron 861st Bomb Squadron 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Jackson, Michigan | 18 November 1920 | Son of Jasper Aubra Rowley and Salomae V [Turcotte] Rowley Layher. Stepson of Charles L Layher. |
Enlisted |
Jackson, MI | 6 August 1942 | Jackson, Michigan |
Died |
Mesa, AZ | 10 March 2004 | |
Based |
Mendlesham | Assigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84383722-francis-o-rowley
https://www.fold3.com/image/302125547?rec=268844898
http://valortovictory.tripod.com/1944-06.htm
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/azcentral/obituary.aspx?n=francis-o-r…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76884073/francis-rowley
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son