Linn Richard Rogers
Military
Mickey Rogers - nephew of Linn
Object Number - UPL 51999 - Linn Rogers
Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions, ETD
"My Uncle Linn was born and raised in Indiana. His family is extremely proud of his service for our country. He flew 35 missions over France, Czechoslovakia, and Germany, beginning on 1 July, 1944 and ending on 4 December, 1944. He returned to the United States, eventually residing in Miami, Florida working for the city bus system. He retired to Crystal River, Florida where he lived the rest of his life."
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lebanon, Indiana | 21 January 1919 | Son of Everett Charles and Vivian [Cason] Rogers. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 29 July 1941 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
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Died |
Crystal River, FL | 20 October 1992 | |
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Buried |
Florida National Cemetery, 6502 Southwest 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513, USA | ||
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Based |
Nuthampstead | Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/155801041
https://www.fold3.com/image/652346399
https://www.fold3.com/record/37196490/linn-r-rogers-social-security-dea…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84158221/linn-r-rogers-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://www.fold3.com/record/719537377/rogers-linn-r-us-veterans-graves…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3986241/linn-richard-rogers
398th History, Vol 11 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
