Roland E Enman
Military
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UPL 48789
2LT Roland Ernest Enman
Bombardier/Navigator
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
KIA - 18 March 1945
Bombardier/Navigator
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
KIA - 18 March 1945
Before enlisting, Enman had served as a Cadet in the Merchant Marine, making at least five cruises to South America, the Caribbean and at least once to Africa.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11014823
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 9th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-730870
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Nicknames: Disagreable 4
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 671st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Westborough, MA | 18 August 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 1 July 1941 | |
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
Haguenau, France | 17 November 1944 | |
Died |
Johannisberg, Germany | 18 March 1945 | #521 received a direct hit on the turn off the target. Both engines were smoking and it was losing altitude but apparently under control. It might have been the plane seen to hit the ground near Johannisberg. After flames broke out in the right engine nacelle, the right wing broke off about 3,000 feet above the ground. The crew included Lt R.H. Cornell, Lt R.E. Enman, and S/Sgt A. Carter. Enman was flying his 30th combat mission |
Buried |
11 October 1949 | Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA Plot J, 15383 |
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Sources
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