Harry William Rocklage Jr
Military
Rear L-R: Sgt Eugene T Rodriguez, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn, Sgt George P Wensel Jr, S/Sgt Thomas E. Lilley
Front: 2Lt Harry W Rocklage Jr, 1Lt Baine A Hawthorne, 2Lt William E Schofield.
Daughter of Airmen has Identified her father S/Sgt Thomas E. Lilley
Object Number - UPL 39018 - "A Crew Of The 524Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 15 June 1944." Rear L-R:...
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME, National Defense, UN and Korean medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korean conflict, lost aboard B-29 44-86415 on 19-Sep-51.
Connections
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756227
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: TOPPER/ Ol Gappy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Louis, MO | 26 July 1923 | Son of Harry William Snr and Alma C [Ziercher] Rocklage. |
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Enlisted |
St Louis, MO | 1 December 1942 | St Louis, Missouri |
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Died |
Sea of Japan | 19 September 1951 | Whilst on a leaflet dropping mission, his B-29 aircraft developed engine problems and ditched in the Sea of Japan. Posted MIA and updated to FOD. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial, HI | Tablets of the Missing Honolulu Memorial Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI | |
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Buried |
National Korean War Veterans, Washington, DC | National Korean War Veterans Memorial Washington, DC | |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, MO | Memorialised Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, MO | |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Based |
Yokota AB, Japan | 343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Wing. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84659098-harry-w-rocklage-jr
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https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=84932
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166958433/harry-w-rocklage
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81370262/harry-william-rocklage
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118935926/harry-william-rocklage
https://www.fold3.com/image/619965399
https://www.fold3.com/image/146847924?rec=146847997
https://www.fold3.com/record/84659098-harry-w-rocklage-jr
https://www.fold3.com/record/530045509-harry-william-rocklage-jr
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=84932
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166958433/harry-w-rocklage
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81370262/harry-william-rocklage
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118935926/harry-william-rocklage
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Plaque in Memorial Gardens