Jenkins, Roland Hariston

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Jenkins, Roland Hariston ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number	14080507 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report Dated 12 September 1944 (assigned, on Temporary Duty with Office of Director of Intelligence HQ USSTAF from MIA), effective 8 September 1944.
Duty	Flexible Gunner
MOS	748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
Last Duty Date	26 June 1943
Results	Evaded Capture
Decorations	Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 26 June 1943 per General Orders #67, Headquarters, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe dated 18 September 1944.
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 4 October 1923 'Having been freed by the allied drive through France, Roland Jenkins returned to the outfit for a few days before being reassigned to the States' per 544th Bomb Squadron History, 12 September 1944, microfilm A0640-01477. Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #183 dated 15 September 1944.
Related Documents	Escape & Evasion Report # 1468⇓ (Filesize N/A) Post Loss Document File #2⇓ (0.820 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Burgoon, Howard Cyril⇗	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Kress, Victor Charles⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Wilmot, David Barr, "P B"⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Hunt, Tom J E⇗	Bombardier	EV
S/SGT. McFarland, Harold Sylvester⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Peckham, Edward Lawrence⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Aguiar, William (NMI)⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Ullmer, Henry Joseph⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Ashworth, George (NMI)⇗	Flexible Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Jenkins, Roland Hariston	Flexible Gunner	EV

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1 Combat Mission.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
2⇗	25 June 1943	Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30031⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. Sortie Report⇗
3⇗	26 June 1943	Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑30031⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Attacked by enemy aircraft; last seen with three engines smoking, diving at a 45° angle; five chutes reported. Crashed in Bernouville, France (6km west of Gisors). No MACR. Sortie Report⇗

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