Glen Earl Rowe

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media-13410.jpeg UPL 13410 The B-24H - 1 - CF - 41-29128 - LH name and nose art. Lady Luck, was in the 8th Air force, the 446th Bomb Group, and the 704th Bomb Squadron. Lt. Glen E. Rowe was the command pilot. SSgt. Lucious Howington was his tail gunner. Both were among those killed in action (KIA). 15 Oct 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 13410 - The B-24H - 1 - CF - 41-29128 - LH name and nose art. Lady Luck, was in the 8th Air force, the 446th Bomb Group, and the 704th Bomb Squadron....

Glen Rowe was the command pilot of the B-24H, 41-29128, Lady Luck, on the 15 October 1944 mission to Cologne/Köln, Germany. His plane was hit by flak on returning from the mission. Lt. Rowe tried to emergency land the badly damaged ship at the Saint-Trond, Belgium, airfield. But, it landed long and exploded, killing Rowe and two of his crew members. Initially, he was buried in a temporary cemetery in Belgium. Glen Rowe’s remains were later repatriated to the US. He now rests in California.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17063452 / O-769070
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 38387966
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36597649
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15327128 at enlistment, then O-xxxxxx
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Lady Luck
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron

Missions

The flak damaged nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '54600 AC- England- 1st lt Lawrence M De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this B-17 safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany. Please Credit: Official US Air Force Photo.' Printed caption on image: 'This B-17 landed safely after losing its nose to flak. US AAF Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-38172 of 398th BG.'
  • Date: 15 October 1944

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

30 January 1921 Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho, the son of Glen and Mary E. Rowe

Enlisted

3 August 1942 Enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps, Los Angeles, California. 3 Aug 1942.

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

15 October 1944 Killed (KIA) in the crash of his badly damaged B-24, 41-29128, at the Saint-Trond Airfield, Belgium. 15 Oct 1944
Montebello Township, Los Angeles County, California
Compton, Los Angeles County, California

Buried

Glen Rowe rests at the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California

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Best Web - B-24J - 41-29128

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Best Web - B-24J - 41-29128

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NARA WWII Enlistment records
US Census 1930
WWII Draft Card
VA Gravesite Locator

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Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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