Warren was a brother of Delta Chi Fraternity, Iowa State Chapter at Iowa State College (University) in Ames, Iowa. Class of 1941
military service
Warren Rollins is a Military Veteran. Served in the United States Army Air Corps / Air Forces, during World War II 1942-1946 Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Navigator, 20th Air Force, 315th Bombardment Wing, 16th Bombardment Group † Killed in Action †
Purple Heart Medal
1st Lieutenant, Navigator
US Army Air Corps / Air Force
16th Bombardment Group,
315th Bombardment Wing,
20th Air Force
Enlisted 3 April 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa
Serial number 17065507
Service number 0-738889
Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Mission No. 6, to Petroleum Center at Kawasaki on 12-13 July, 1945:
Aircraft B-29B, 42-63603 Lost at Sea MACR # 15373 Crew 28: Bailed out because of three runaway propellors shortly after take-off, Missing or Killed: ...First Lieutenant K. Warren Rollins, Navigator...10 crew members on board, 7 Killed in Action, 3 survived and rescued
A memorial plaque honoring K. Warren Rollins' service is also on the fireplace at the Delta Chi Fraternity house, 325 Welch Ave (originally 405 Hayward Ave), Ames, Iowa.
K. Warren Rollins' name is also engraved on the World War II wall in the Gold Star Hall, entrance to the Iowa State Memorial Union, Ames, Iowa.
Sources
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85N-V22 : 5 December 2014), K Warren Rollins, enlisted 03 Apr 1942, Des Moines, Iowa, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8B4-751 : accessed 13 November 2017), K Warren Rollins in household of Roy L Rollins, Willow, Cherokee, Iowa, United States; citing ED 32, sheet 15B, line 76, family 336, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 481; FHL microfilm 1,820,481.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMN2-W2Q : accessed 13 November 2017), K Warren Rollins in household of Ray Rollins, Willow, Cherokee, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 1A, line 7, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 647; FHL microfilm 2,340,382.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMTX-D2H : accessed 13 November 2017), K Rollins in household of Ray Rollins, Quimby, Willow Township, Cherokee, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-25, sheet 1A, line 40, family 10, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1147.
Historical Data, Narrative History, Documents of 16th Bombardment Group, (VH), (315 Bombardment Wing (VH)), 20TH AIR FORCE, Period: July 1945: http://www.315bw.org/16bg_07_45.html
Find A Grave memorial 95924946 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLF-FTHD : 13 December 2015), K. Warren Rollins, ; Burial, Quimby, Cherokee, Iowa, United States of America, Grandview Cemetery; citing record ID 95924946, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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