Rowland, Byron N, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Rowland, Byron N, Jr ⇗
Rank	Flight Officer
Serial Number	T-133144
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #14 dated 16 January 1945, effective 16 January 1945. Transferred to the 385th Bomb group for return to Zone of the Interior (ZOI), per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report (reference to 1st Air Division Special Orders #176 EXTRACT) dated 26 June 1945, effective 28 June 1945.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	28 June 1945
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 23 March 1925 Graduated from Bombardier School at Big Spring AAF, Big Spring, Texas, Class #44-12, 2 September 1944.
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Carlson, Russell Edgar, II⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Zmyndak, William (NMI)⇗	Co-pilot	TR
Flt. Ofcr. Rowland, Byron N, Jr	Bombardier	TR
CPL. Jerome, Robert John⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
T/SGT. Casey, Gordon Francis⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
CPL. Williams, Jack W⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	TBD
CPL. Sorrells, William G⇗	Tail Gunner	TBD
CPL. Rose, William I⇗	Flexible Gunner	TBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 19 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
264⇗	3 February 1945	Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
265⇗	9 February 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf, Germany	Bombardier	42‑32106⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
266⇗	14 February 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Dresden, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6923⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Brussels due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
269⇗	20 February 1945	Target: Main Railroad Station Type: Transportation Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany	Bombardier	44‑6923⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
273⇗	24 February 1945	Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard Type: Shipyards Location: Hamburg, Germany	Bombardier	42‑97510⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
275⇗	26 February 1945	Target: Schlesicher Railroad Station (Bahnhof) Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
278⇗	1 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bruchsal, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
279⇗	2 March 1945	Target: Low Temperature Carbonization Plant and Refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. Type: Oil Industry Location: Rositz, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
280⇗	3 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Misburg, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38974⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
282⇗	7 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Bochum, Germany	Bombardier	43‑38062⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
283⇗	8 March 1945	Target: Oil Refinery - 'Benzol Plant' Type: Oil Industry Location: Essen, Germany	Bombardier	43‑39203⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
284⇗	9 March 1945	Target: Henschel Tank and Locomotive Works Type: Industry Location: Kassel, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead Squadron hot camera ship. Sortie Report⇗
286⇗	11 March 1945	Target: Vacuum Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bremen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
290⇗	17 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
291⇗	18 March 1945	Target: Schlesischer Railway Station Type: Transportation Location: Berlin, Germany	Bombardier	44‑8679⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
292⇗	19 March 1945	Target: Braunkohle-Benzin Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Bohlen, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit 41C Group. Sortie Report⇗
295⇗	23 March 1945	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gladbeck, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
296⇗	24 March 1945	Target: Vechta Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Vechta, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
298⇗	26 March 1945	Target: Synthetic Oil Plant Type: Oil Industry Location: Zeitz, Germany	Bombardier	42‑102518⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗

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