Louis W Rohr
MilitaryRear L-R: Maj Andrew K. Dutch III, Unkn. Col Louis W Rohr, Unkn. Lt Col Joseph A. Brown, Col Maurice A. Preston
Front L-R: Garland H Morgan. Harold E Forrest. Robert J Redmon. Robert H Fernstaedt. Unkn.
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: SS, DFC (4OLC), AM (8OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Re-enlisted, serving in Korean conflict, retired with rank of Colonel.
Silver Star award Synopsis: "Louis W. Rohr, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Silver Star for conspicuous gallantry in action against the enemy while serving with the EIGHTH Air Force in the European Theater of Operations during World War II."
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tender Tit Tillie / Ragin' Red II
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 837th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Aphrodite
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Jeannette, Pennsylvania | 23 November 1918 | |
Enlisted |
19 January 1951 | Re-Enlistment 19-Jan-51. | |
Other Discharged USAF |
31 January 1970 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
San Antonio, TX | 1 August 1975 | |
Buried |
Sunset Memorial Park, San Antonio, TX | 4 August 1975 | Sunset Memorial Park San Antonio, Bexar County, TX Section 6 |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Granite Bay, CA |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/14953167-louis-rohr
https://www.fold3.com/record/628212071-louis-rohr-1918
https://www.fold3.com/image/312136295?rec=303758447
https://www.fold3.com/image/312121629?rec=303549308
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/49578
http://www.8thairforce.com/
http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Magazine%20Documents/1996/Ju…
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173187380/louis-w_-rohr/flower
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; 379th Bombardment Anthology, Part 2, pg 167