Edwin F Rogers

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21992.jpeg UPL 21992 Edwin Rogers - salem, 492nd BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21992 - Edwin Rogers - salem, 492nd BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed at Ghedi in B-24 44-40130

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a Air Force bomber plane. Four men standing in rear and five men kneeling in front

44-40130

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

25 August 1922

Other

Killed in action

12 July 1944

Buried

Springfield, IL, USA
Salem, Iowa

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Additional biographical and service details from:
- http://www.findagrave.com;
- http://usaafdata.com/?q=node/155528

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7563 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21992 - Edwin Rogers - salem, 492nd BG, KIA