Arthur James Rogney

Military

Assigned to 2BAD, 8AF USAAF. Customer of Freckleton snack bar, killed by crash of B-24J 42-50291 'Classy Chassis II'. Died non Battle (DNB)





Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Classy Chassis II
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 832nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Warton airfield looking north, the Ribble Estuary is on the left, 22 June 1949. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/255. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: BAD-2

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI 13 January 1943 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Died

Freckleton, UK 23 August 1944 Customer of Freckleton snack bar, killed by crash of B-24J 42-50291 'Classy Chassis II'. Died non Battle (DNB)

Buried

25 August 1944 Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot F Row 3 Grave 99

Born

Wisconsin, USA Son of Walter C and Ida T [Braunsky] Rogney.
Michigan, USA

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