Eugene Allen Romig
Military![Major Eugene Allen Romig, an airman of the 303rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 9 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '257539.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Holder of the D.F.C. and Air Medal, Major Eugene Allen Romig, aged 25, is now serving with the U.S. Army Air Force in Britain as a pilot. His home address is 910 Troy Place, N.W. Canton, Ohio, and in civil life he was a student. U 76. Not to be published before April 20, 1943.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-378848.jpg.webp?itok=TpjNDn_C)
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 980 - Major Eugene Allen Romig, an airman of the 303rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for...
13 Feb-42 Assigned as Operations Officer of 303 Bomb Group at Pendleton Field, Pendleton, Oregon with the rank of Major. 15-Sep-42 appointed Commanding Office of 303BG/359th Bombardment Squadron. See Biography events. MISSION participation currently UNDER CONSTRUCTION in Biography events
On his 6th mission 20-Dec-42 he was serving as the Co-Pilot of B-17F #41-24581 'The 8 Ball' on a mission to Romilly-sur-Seine France. The plane suffered damage. The Pilot, Capt William R. Calhoun, Jr. ordered crew to bale out over England. He and the pilot crash-landed at Bovingdon. All crew members returned. The aircraft was salvaged on 23-Dec-42.
SS/ DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Duchess, Sure Stuff
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Zombie
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The 8 Ball
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Green Hornet
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Holy Mackerel
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 February 1943
- Date: 13 January 1943
- Date: 30 December 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 20 December 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 12 December 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Byesville, Ohio | 20 April 1918 | |
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Other Assigned to 303rd Bomb Group |
Pendleton, OR 97801, USA | 3 February 1942 | Assigned as Operations Officer of the 303RD Bomb Group at Pendelton, Oregon. |
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Other Station Transfer |
Boise, ID, USA | 11 February 1942 - 12 June 1942 | Transferred with 303BG to Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho where Group began preliminary flight training. |
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Other Advanced Flight Training |
Alamogordo, NM 88310, USA | 12 June 1942 - 7 August 1942 | Moved with 303BG to Alamagordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico to undergo Advanced Flight Training. |
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Other Final Assembly for Deployment |
Biggs Field, TX 79918, USA | 7 August 1942 - 24 August 1942 | Moved with Group to Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas for final squadron assembly and formation flying drills. |
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Other Air Eschelon Transfer |
Battle Creek, MI, USA | 24 August 1942 - 10 October 1942 | 303BG air eschelon moves to Kellogg Field, Battle Creek Michigan on preparation for overseas movment. |
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Other Squadron Commander Appointment |
Battle Creek, MI, USA | 13 September 1942 | Appointed as Commanding Officer of 303BG/359BS at Kellog Field, Battle Creek, Michigan. |
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Other Final US Station |
Bangor, ME, USA | 10 October 1942 - 20 October 1942 | Transferred with 303BG/359BS to Dow Field, Bangor, Maine for final preparation for deployment to England. |
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Other Arrival in UK. |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 21 October 1942 | Arrived with B-17F 41-24581 "The Eight Ball", 303BG/359BS at Molesworth, UK. |
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Other Mission #1 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 41-24561 |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 17 November 1942 | Served as Command Pilot of 359BS in B-17F 41-24561 "The Dutchess", 303BG/359BS on the Groups fist combat operation to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #2 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 41-24561 |
18 November 1942 | Served as Command Pilot of 359BG in B-17F 41-24561 "The Dutchess" on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France, RTB OK. | |
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Other Mission #3 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 41-24566 |
Lorient, France | 22 November 1942 | Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24566 "Zombie", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #4 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 41-24603 |
Lille, France | 6 December 1942 | Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24603 "Green Hornet" on a mission to bomb the carriage and wagon works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #5 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 41-24566 - Aborted |
Rouen, France | 12 December 1942 | Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24566 "Zombie", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France, but mechanical failures forced him to abort the mission. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #6 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 41-24581, 303BG/359BS - DBR |
Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 22 December 1942 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24566 "The '8' Ball", 303BG/259BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly, France. The aircraft sustained battle damage but managed to return to England. The Pilot, CPT William R. Calhoun, ordered the crew to bale out over England and he and MAJ Romig crashlanded at the USAAF airfied at Bovington. The aircraft was considered dmaged beyond repair (DBR) and was salvaged, But Calhoun and Romig ere OK and returned to Molesworth the next day. |
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Other Mission #7 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 41-24609, 303BG/359BS - Aborted |
Lorient, France | 30 December 1942 | Served as Co-Pilot of B-17F 41-24609 "Holy Mackerel", 303BG/259BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #8 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 41-24635, 303BG/359BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24635 "The '8' Ball II", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #9 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 41-24635, 303BG/359BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 26 February 1943 | Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24635 "The '8' Ball II", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #10 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 41-24635, 303BG/359BS |
Rouen, France | 12 March 1943 | Served as Pilot of B-17F 41-24635 "The '8' Ball II", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK. |
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Died |
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA, USA | 17 October 1992 | |
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Other Mission #11 MAJ Eugene A. Romig, w/B-17F 42-29570, 303BG/360BS |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Served as Group Command Pilot of B-17F 42-29570 "Big Time Operator II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the shipyards at Rotterdam, Holland. RTB OK. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- www.457thbombgroup.org/roster/Rnames.html;
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=r...;
- www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
Lee Cunningham 4-May-2016. Added Mission #11 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 31-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/027.pdf.
Lee Cunningham 4-May-2016. Added Mission #10 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/022.pdf.
Lee Cunningham 4-May-2016. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 26-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/017.pdf.
Lee Cunningham 20-Dec-2015. Made Connections to Missions 30-Dec-42 and 13-Jan-43 per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian.
Lee Cunningham 20-Dec-2015. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf.
Lee Cunningham 20-Dec-2015. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf.
Lee Cunningham 11-Dec-2015. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Dec-2015. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Dec-2015. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/005.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Dec-2015. Added Mission #3 event per 303Bg website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Dec-2015. Added Mission #2 event per 303Bg website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Dec-2015. Added Mission #1 event per 303Bg website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 7-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/001.pdf
Lee Cunningham 10-Dec-2015. Added Arrival in UK event per 303Ng website, Gary Moncur, Historian, William L. Calhoun crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-359-calhoun.html
Lee Cunningham 10-Dec-2015. Final US station event per 303BG website, Gary MOncur, Historian, http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham. Added Appointment as Squadron Commander per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Personnel Roster: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 10-Dec-2015. Transfer of air eschelon to Kellogg Field, 303 BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 10-Dec-20145. Added Final Deployment event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian. http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 10-Dec-2015. Added Advanced Flight Training event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 10-Dec-2015. Added Station Transfer event per 303BG history, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cuningham10-Dec-2015. Added Assigned to Group event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, personnel roster lhttp://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 6-Dec-2014. Edited biography for clarity, made connections to decorations, Place, Aircraft and Mission for 20-Dec-42 event; all per existing website data.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol.1 by Bishop and Hey p. 55,
![Major Eugene Allen Romig, an airman of the 303rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 9 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '257539.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Holder of the D.F.C. and Air Medal, Major Eugene Allen Romig, aged 25, is now serving with the U.S. Army Air Force in Britain as a pilot. His home address is 910 Troy Place, N.W. Canton, Ohio, and in civil life he was a student. U 76. Not to be published before April 20, 1943.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378848.jpg.webp?itok=jP_Kjg-S)