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ROSAS, Milton Louis - Date of
birth
16 September 1919 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota -
Hometown
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-811249 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 June 1944 - Place of
death
Near Friedland, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 37 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bernardino L. Rosas (father)
Adella S. (Niles) Rosas (mother)
Robert Rosas (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-28779 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Politz, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 6533
More information
Col G. L. Mason:Major Chester B. Hackett Jr. was command pilot on A/C 41-28779, on the mission to Politz, Germany. Approximately 20 minutes after bombs away, Major Hackett contacted the undersigned by radio and stated that due to flak hits one engine was out and another was likely to go out, so he was heading north toward Sweden.
I saw Rosas while inspecting the plane before bailing out and he was dead.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Rosas Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Marshall and Mary McIntyre, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks, Pilot Class Book 43-H, Stuttgart - Arkansas