Norman F Rogers
Military
Object Number - UPL 26647 - Lead crew on bombing mission to Soest, Germany, Beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-97557 'Mercys Mad House'. 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mercy's Madhouse
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 29 June 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
Allentown, PA | 17 August 1943 | |
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Died |
Sioux City, IA | 24 August 2005 | |
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Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA | 28 August 2005 | Memorial Park Cemetery Sioux City, Woodbury County, IA Acacia Lot 520 |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R