Virgil Rose Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-44629.jpeg UPL 44629 Virgil Rose Jr. Royal Canada Air Force. Later transferred to US Army Air Force Virgil Rose Jr

Family photos and clippings saved by the mother of Virgil Rose Jr.

Object Number - UPL 44629 - Virgil Rose Jr. Royal Canada Air Force. Later transferred to US Army Air Force

Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-24 #42-40133. Killed in Action (KIA).



DFC/ AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-40128

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - War Baby - Ball Of Fire The III
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

42-40133

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 20 December 1943

Born

Mt Vernon, Ohio, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
ABMC;
MACR 2188 ;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date
ContributorAAM
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MACR 2188 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Virgil Rose: Gallery (4 items)

Object number: UPL 44629 - Virgil Rose Jr. Royal Canada Air Force. Later...

Object number: UPL 44630 - MIA telegram for Virgil Rose Jr. sent to his...

Object number: UPL 44631 - News clipping of his award and promotion.