John W Rohrs
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 26281 - 1st Lt. John W. Rohrs KIA on March 2, 1945. Rohrs was credited with a 1/2 kill of a ME262 jet fighter on January 14, 1945 along with Lt. George...
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 1/2 share of Me262. Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Ruhland in P-51 44-14781 'Don-Helen'; pursuing Me109 through bomber formation hit by flak or friendly fire, crashed near Madel. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12862
On 14-Jan-45, Lt. Rohrs was flying in "Blue Flight" with Leader Lt. Billy J. Murray and Lt. George J. Rosen. Murray called a bounce on two ME262 and after Murray destroyed the one on the left, Rohrs and Rosen finished the jet on the right confirming it crash with no chute. Both pilots' reports indicated the enemy pilot was probably either dead or severely wounded prior to crashing.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 351st Fighter Squadron 359th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: O-416268
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661337
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-790281
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-708736
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-708743
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Don Helen
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Based |
Bodney | 28 October 1944 - 2 March 1945 | Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Hersberg, Germany | 2 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Ruhland in P-51 44-14781 'Don-Helen' 2-Mar-45; hit by flak crashed Madel KIA MACR 12862 |
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Born |
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| Independence, MO | |||
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Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery Independence, Jackson County, MO | Re-Interred Woodlawn Cemetery Independence, Jackson County, MO | |
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Other Pilot training |
Walnut Ridge Army Air Field, AR | Braking too hard caused a nose-over in a BT-13 Walnut Ridge Army Air Field. Dec-43. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28831573
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763290?rec=299384574
https://353rdfightergroup.wordpress.com/351st-fs/
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/353-rohrs-14j…
https://www.walnutridgearmyairfield.com/air-field-chronology.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81980714/john-w_-rohrs
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12862 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
