George J Rosen
Military
From the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray
Object Number - UPL 26714 - Lt. George J. Rosen of the 351st FS/353rd FG, 8th AAF. Based out of Raydon, England.
1Lt George J. Rosen served as a fighter pilot, first from 6 September 1944, with the 504th Fighter Squadron of the 339th Fighter Group, and then with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group from Oct. 6, 1944. He completed his tour in April 1945.
On January 14, 1945 Rosen flying in Blue Flight with 1Lts. Billy J. Murray and John W. Rohrs would encounter two ME262 German jets headed north at 10,000 ft. Murray would bounce the first jet on the left and persuade him to leave the plane with accurate bursts from left to right nacelles. First Rohrs then Rosen would hit the second jet on the right and notice it dive and crash with no parachute. Both pilots reports would indicate that the German pilot was either severely wounded or dead prior to "going in".
His hometown is Schenectady, NY.
P-51D s/n 44-14756 YJ+J "Fifinella"
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Missions
- Date: 14 January 1945
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Schenectady, NY, USA |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History
