World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Ramsey
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Air Force
Rank:
2nd Lt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
Circumstances:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
Biography:
PETERSON, Roland Einer Servicenumber: O-803263 Age: Not available Born: 1916, North Dakota Hometown: Ramsey County, North Dakota Family: Peter Peterson (father) Hilda Peterson (mother) Margaret Peterson (wife) Rank: Second Lieutenant Function: Pilot Regiment: - Battalion: - Division €“ Transport: 8th Air Force Company €“ Squadron: 337th Bomber Squadron Unit €“ Group: 96th Bomber Group, Heavy Plane data: (Serialnumber, MACR, etc.) Serialnumber: 42-30130 Type: B-17F Nickname: The Klap Trap II Destination: Ludwigshaven, Germany Mission: Operational MACR: 2018 Date of death: 7 January 1944 Status: KIA Place of death: Molenschot, Gilze en Rijen, Holland Spot: Not available Awards: Purple Heart Gravenumber: Plot N, Row 3, Grave 17 Cemetery: American War Cemetery Margraten Biography: - Other information: Reporter was the tail gunner on a B-17. Flak hit the 3 engine. There was an explosion. The reporter was knocked unconscious. He recovered consciousness while descending toward the earth in the tail section of the plane. He bailed out successfully. Source of information: Peter Schouteten, James D. Davis, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Usafdo