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ROGERS, Pugh Geddings - Date of
birth
1911 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
South Carolina -
Hometown
Marlboro County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14073393 -
Rank
Master Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
495th Bombardment Squadron,
344th Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Bronze Star
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
10 September 1945 - Place of
death
Near Trauchgau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 26 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank E. Rogers (father)
Bessie S. Rogers (mother)
Clarence Rogers (brother)
Sarah Rogers (sister)
More information
In mid-afternoon on 10th September 1945, Capt Gerald Davies took off from Florrenes, Belgium to fly to R-75 to take charge of the 496th. BS detachment there. En route the weather in the Munich area deteriorated, became heavily overcast and fog was encountered. At this time the B26 was flying sixty miles south of its proposed track. While flying in fog the airplane crashed into a mountainside at Trauchgau, Germany, all on board being killed instantly on impact.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, http://www.b26.com/guestbook/2002.htm - Jerry R. Choate, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Robin Pellicci Moore / Major M