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ROGERS, James Patterson - Date of
birth
6 November 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Daviess County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-429700 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
858th Bombardment Squadron,
492nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 May 1944 - Place of
death
Spannhagen Street, Hannover, Germany
Hannover, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 43 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George J. Rogers (father)
Clara E. (West) Rogers (mother)
Elizabeth J. Rogers (sister)
John W. Rogers (sister)
Joanna J. Rogers (sister)
Elizabeth B. (Wingfield) Rogers (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-40133 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Uninvited
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
MACR: 5245
More information
1st Lt James P. Rogers graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1939.On 19 May 1944, Captain Lewis flew as lead ship of the B section on a bombing run over Brunswick, Germany. Casualty Report says that Lewis' crew was the fourth plane downed by a pass of about forty FW-190's. The crew's gunners said they saw the planes on each side of them get hit before they got nailed. Only three gunners were able to bail out and survive. The Germans buried the bodies at the local cemetery. After the war, all but two were brought back home.
The pictures were taken in college in 1936 and 1939.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, 492ndBombGroup, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Washington and Lee University 1936, 1939