42-30377 Rodger the Lodger II

media-19553.jpeg UPL 19553 42-30377 'Rodger the Lodger II' and groundcrew.

Object Number - UPL 19553 - 42-30377 'Rodger the Lodger II' and groundcrew.

Delivered Cheyenne 21/5/43; Gore 25/5/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 27/6/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-R] Horham 12/7/43; with Ralph Eherts force landed RAF Hensridge 4/10/43 (18m); Missing in Action Marienburg 9/10/43 with Ralph Eherts, Co-pilot: John Burdick, Navigator: John Nelson, Bombardier: Bob Wing, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Grant Allen, Radio Operator: Bill Piispanen, Ball turret gunner: Lew Rabinowitz, Waist gunner: Walter Queen, Waist gunner: Ralph Bates, Tail gunner: Jim Anderson (10KIA, seven bailed but two chutes on fire, the other perished in the water); enemy aircraft KOd #2 then another KOd #3 exploded mid air, crashed North Sea, NW of Heligoland; Missing Air Crew Report 854. ROGER THE LODGER II.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13065252
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK 4 October 1943 Force landed RAF Hensridge 4/10/43. Pilot Lt Ralph Eherts.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Heligoland, Germany 9 October 1943 - 9 October 1943 Missing in Action Marienburg 9/10/43. Enemy aircraft KOd #2 then another KOd #3 exploded mid air, crashed North Sea, NW of Heligoland; (10 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR854.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 850 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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