Roger Asa Batie

Military

Assigned to 356 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Berlin in P-51 'Moja Halka' 44-15274. Engine failure diagnosed by low oil pressure prior to smoke being seen from exhaust stacks, shortly followed by abandonment 15-Mar-45. 1st Lt Batie Prisoner Off War (POW). MACR 13407.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN service medal.



Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korea, rising to rank of Major.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-11212

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron

44-15274

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Moja Halka
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Nebraska, USA 25 December 1916

Based

Martlesham Heath 3 September 1944 - 15 March 1945 Assigned to 356 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 15 March 1945 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Baled out POW

Zutphen, Netherlands 15 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission to Berlin in P-51 'Moja halka' 44-15274. Engine failure diagnosed by low oil pressure prior to smoke being seen from exhaust stacks, shortly followed by abandonment 15-Mar-45. 1st Lt Batie Prisoner Off War (POW). MACR 13407.

Died

North Platte, NE 69101, USA 12 February 1989
S Dewey St, North Platte, NE 69101, USA

Other

Promoted

Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Ipswich, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Buried

Maxwell, NE 69151, USA Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell Lincoln County Nebraska, USA.

Enlisted

Nebraska, USA

Revisions

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Sources

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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=44-15274&Submit6=Go
http://wwii-pows.mooseroots.com/l/4783/Roger-A-Batie
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13407 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list