Gerald E Rogers
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #42-100100 'Double Trouble', Killed in Action (KIA).
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2nd Lieutenant Gerald E. Rogers was born January 6, 1917. His next of kin were his wife, Ruby Rogers, his son, Ronald G. Rogers, and his mother, Amelia Rogers. His hometown was Salinas, California.
On April 29, 1944, he was the Pilot of “Double Trouble,” B-24 tail #42-100100, of the 392nd Bomb Group, 578th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Fuhrberg, Germany.
He is buried in Garden of Memories in Salinas.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Double Trouble
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Born |
Hayward, California, USA | 6 January 1917 | 2nd Lieutenant Gerald E. Rogers was born January 6, 1917. His next of kin were his wife, Ruby Rogers, his son, Ronald G. Rogers, and his mother, Amelia Rogers. His hometown was Salinas, California. |
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Died |
29 April 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 29 April 1944 | On April 29, 1944, he was the Pilot of “Double Trouble,” B-24 tail #42-100100, of the 392nd Bomb Group, 578th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Fuhrberg, Germany. |
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Buried |
He is buried in Garden of Memories in Salinas. | ||
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Enlisted |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4444 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database