Rodney W House
Military
Navigator: Lt. R. O. Henley Jr. Bombardier: Lt. Warren B. Dillon Pilot: Lt. Ralph J. Hall Co-Pilot: Lt. Rodney W. House
Bottom Row, left to right:
Top Turret: Homer J. Conklin Tail gunner: Paul E. McNeal Waist gunner: Raymond C. Smiley Radio Operator: Smith J. Davis Ball Turret: Albert R. Valcour
384th Bomb Group Web Page
Object Number - UPL 30128 - Top Row, left to right: Navigator: Lt. R. O. Henley Jr. Bombardier: Lt. Warren B. Dillon Pilot: Lt. Ralph J. Hall Co-Pilot: Lt. Rodney W. ...
Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #423122 'April Fool' on mission to Hamburg, Germany. Seventh mission. Prisoner of War (POW).
Air Medal
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17028219 / O-670124
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: April's Fool
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ainsworth, NB | 11 June 1920 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
25 July 1943 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey, p.190 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…