United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for
U.S. Army Air Forces · United States 
Staff Sergeant Roland Ludwig Zander served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. Roland served in World War II. Roland was 21 years old.
What Happened
S/Sgt Roland L. Zander graduated from Clifton High School. | | At 0931 hours just north of Diepe, A/C 887 received a burst of flak in left wing. A/C peeled out of formation under control with either #1 or #2 engine burning. At 0945 hours, aircraft observed burning on water at 5024N-0057E. Eight chutes were reported.
Keepsakes
Shared stone
Service Record
U.S. Army Air Forces
became the U.S. Air Force in 1947
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
3
Memorials
Tablets of the Missing at Ardennes American Cemetery
cut as ZANDER ROLAND LUDWIG
Burial Information
Cemetery
Ardennes American Cemetery
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Roland Ludwig Zander
Staff Sergeant
U.S. Army Air Forces
571st Bombardment Squadron
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