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ROLAND MARTIN
HOMETOWN: Berkeley, CA
ROLE ON AIRCRAFT: Pilot
UNIT: 379th Bomb Group | 525th Bomb Squadron
BASE LOCATION: Kimbolton, UK
TOTAL (WWII) COMBAT MISSIONS: 10
WAR OUTCOME: Shot down by flak on his 10th mission - The infamous Second Schweinfurt raid known as "Black Thursday." Held POW in Stalag Luft I until the end of the war.
FINAL MISSION DATE: 14 October, 1943
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