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ROGERS, Robert C - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Michigan -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-694949 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
828th Bombardment Squadron,
485th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 July 1944 - Place of
death
Gerasdorf bei Wien, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 26 | 36 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lloyd F. Rogers (father)
Georgia C. Rogers (mother)
Virginia E. Rogers (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52674 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Floridsdorf, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 6587
More information
1st Lt Robert C. Rogers attended college and was a manager before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Detroit, Michigan on 27 July 1942.S/Sgt Peter O’Brien:
"I was tail gunner on ship number 721, flying high box, lead wave, on a bombing mission over Floridsdorf, Austria, on 8 July 1944. I first saw the ship in which 1st Lt Bearden was pilot on fire, and the right wing dipped. The ship was in a glide at that time, and in my opinion, the pilot was trying to regain the control of the ship. The ship was losing altitude very fast, and I saw no parachutes. The ship was at approximately 16,000 feet when my attention was called to fighter planes coming in at nine o’clock. I later looked back in the general area where I had last seen the ship, and I saw no parachutes, nor could I locate the ship itself."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com
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