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ROGERS, Norman Joseph Jr - Date of
birth
22 December 1919 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Rochester, Monroe County, New York -
Hometown
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-820907 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
854th Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 August 1944 - Place of
death
Rüsselsheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Norman J. Rogers Sr. (father)
Jennie E. (Reid) Rogers (mother)
John T. Rogers (brother)
Arthur J. Rogers (brother)
Edward J. Rogers (brother)
Mary A. Rogers (sister)
James J. Rogers (brother)
Helen M. (Monna) Rogers (wife)
Madelaine Rogers (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110107 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Wham! Bam! Thank you, Ma'am
Destination: Hanover, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 8296
More information
2nd Lt Norman J. Rogers Jr. graduated from Aquinas Institute before he joined the Regular Army in October 1939. he was sent overseas on 5 July 1944.The mission took place on 24 August 1944
1st Lt Harold W. Burdekin:
About 1130 hours, just about 15 miles north of Hannover Lt Rogers, A/C 107 called for fighter protection going down smoking with number 2 engine feathered but seemed to be under control.
S/Sgt William M. Adams:
He was beaten to death by a civilian mob at Rüsselsheim, Germany at 26 August 1944.
He is remembered on a memorial plaque at the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum in Pooler, Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Michael V Drachman, www.newspapers.com – The Times Union - 9 September 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Corin Gelderblom / Ronan Urvoaz / Michael Beckers / Madeline Teremy / Gravely Concerned, www.newspapers.com – Democrat and Chronicle - 17 April 1944