K. Warren Rollins (1919 - 1945)

Born 13 Sep 1919 in Iowa

Died 12 Jul 1945 at age 25 in Philippine Sea, North of Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands

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Hometown: Quimby, Iowa

Biography

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

civilian occupation: semiskilled engineer

memorials

Cenotaph headstone engraved:

Grandview Cemetery,

Quimby, Cherokee County, Iowa

Find A Grave: Memorial #95924946

Cenotaph monument Courts of the Missing:

Honolulu Memorial,

Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Find A Grave: Memorial #56120862

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

• In Memoriam 315th Bomb Wing, World War II: http://www.315bw.org/memoriam.htm

• Narrative Report from the Air Sea Rescue Report, 24 July 1945: http://www.315bw.org/MACR_15373.html

• http://www.americanbattlegraves.com/index.php?page=directory&rec=60431

• Aviation Safety Network Wikibase Occurrence # 98654 https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=98654

See also

• 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.

• Find A Grave cenotaph memorial 56120862 at the Honolulu Memorial Courts of the Missing https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56120862

• Iowa State Chapter of the Delta Chi Fraternity profile