Harry James Rothrock
Military
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Uncle Harry J. Rothrock in England 1944
Harry J. Rothrock
303rd Bomb Group web page & personal family albums.
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. Flew every mission bar one with 1st Lt. Billy M. Goolsby.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars).
Post War: After the war he returned home and opened an auto garage, he never married. He passed on Dec. 14, 1953. He was only 44.
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Alley Oop
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scorchy II
- Unit: 1st Air Division 41st Combat Bomb Wing 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Duchess Daughter
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 February 1944
- Date: 21 February 1944
- Date: 20 February 1944
- Date: 11 February 1944
- Date: 6 February 1944
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Harrison County, Indiana, USA | 16 February 1909 | Son of William Walter and Mary Elizabeth [Newkirk] Rothrock. |
Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 29 October 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
Other Discharged USAAF |
15 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA | 14 December 1953 | (aged 44) |
Buried |
New Albany National Cemetery New Albany, Floyd County, IN | 17 December 1953 | New Albany National Cemetery New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 3286241.
ContributorAAM
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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