Robert F Rohm
Military
Handwritten caption on reverse: 'September 1995, Duxford Airfield, England.
Major Jack Price-Ace 1943. Colorado Springs, CO. Hometown: Grand Junction, CO. CO of 84th Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, September 1943-February 1944.
Captain James Stokes. Mew Bern, NC. Hometown: NYC, NY. Started with 78th Group. April 1st 1943. Flew P-47's. DFC and 1 Cluster. Air Medal 2 Clusters. He shoveled 1st dirt on ground breaking day for the AAMB.
Captain Robert F Rohm. Hemet, CA. Hmetown Cleveland Ohio.'
Image courtesy of Richard J Murphy
Object Number - UPL 6752 - Major Jack C Price, Captain James E Stokes and Captain Robert F Rohm veterans of the 78th Fighter Group with the Fighter Collection's P-47...
Robert F Rohm served as a fighter pilot with the 78th Fighter Group.
From a personal account:
My plane got damaged on a mission to the Bastogne area. I got back to our lines and landed it but it took 3 days to repair its engine.
I was listed as Missing in Action (MIA) until I got back to base. I brought 11 bottles of champagne back with me. I lost 13 pounds during that time.
I got an award for saving the plane and Presidential Citation from Roosevelt.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio | 8 July 1924 | |
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Other Promoted to First Lieutenant |
10 April 1945 | ||
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
20 July 1945 | ||
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Buried |
Fullerton, California | ||
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Died |
California, USA | ||
| Cleveland, OH, USA | Exact dates not yet known |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / son
