Ernesto Rodriguez

Military

Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-24 #42-95091. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

People

Philip Arthur Bowman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18108660
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner

James Thomas Daniels

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14139966
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Adelbert Earl Dorsett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12086632 at enlistment, then O-689520
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Jack Arlen Griffith

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15095755 at enlistment, then O-755181
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Francis Lawn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12054324 at enlistment, then O-695069
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-95091

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Juan, Puerto Rico 8 July 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 May 1944 captured in Püttlingen, Germany, near the crash location of B-24 #42-95091

Other

Re-enlisted

16 October 1946 New York City, NY, as a S/Sgt in the Air Corps

Died

31 July 1998 Novato, California
Stockton, California

Buried

Ernesto Rodriguez rests at the San Francisco National Cemetery in San Francisco, California
Bronx, New York

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
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Sources

NARA: Air Force Award Cards

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 5260
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
VA Gravesite Locator

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5260 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database