Charles H Rogers Jr
MilitaryShot down on 14 June 1944 in B-17 #42-31618 'Lady Margaret'. Bailed out over channel. Returned. "We left 3 on board who were Killed in Action (KIA), two others drowned in the Channel".
DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH
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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
- Nicknames: Our Baby
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron 750th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Grand Rapids, Michigan | 3 October 1921 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 5905