Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Rolleri, John Dominic ‡
|
| Rank |
Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
31104738 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 3 September 1943, effective 3 September 1943. |
| Duty |
Engineer / Top Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date |
9 October 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 873⇓ (5.317 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Calnon, Mark Brooks⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Barnes, Vernon Dale⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Kusler, Ted Harold⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Hasler, Lowell Clarence⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| T/SGT. Patterson, Billie Bob⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| T/SGT. Rolleri, John Dominic | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Lopez, Sam (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Lendoiro, Cesareo Garcia⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. McGettigan, John Aloysius, Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Henrickson, Robert Marshall⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 5
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
25⇗ |
23 September 1943 |
Target: Submarine Repair Ship
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Nantes, France |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑29935⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft. Replaced 42-30033.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
26⇗ |
27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑29935⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Landed with a flat tire caused by flak; ran off side of runway and saved aircraft and crew.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
27⇗ |
2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑29935⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
29⇗ |
8 October 1943 |
Target: Workshops
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑29935⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
30⇗ |
9 October 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Factories
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Anklam, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑29712⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Disabled by enemy aircraft, crashed in Schleswig-Holstein; MACR 873.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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