Harris Edward Rogner
MilitaryAssigned to 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 457BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: LOM, DFC (5OLC), AM (3OLC), Croix de Guerre (Palm Leaf), WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN Medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korean conflict, killed in B-29 landing accident Dec-51.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 15 August 1914 | Son of H E and Mary A Rogner. |
Died |
Barksdale Air Force Base, LA | 18 December 1951 | B-29 crashed on landing, short of the runway. Barksdale Air Force Base, LA. |
Buried |
West Point Cemetery West Point, NY | 21 December 1951 | United States Military Academy Post Cemetery West Point, Orange County, NY Section IX, Site 42 |
Other Academy education |
West Point MA, USA | Class of '38' West Point MA. | |
Based |
Glatton | Transferred to 457BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Transferred to 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/image/312121629?rec=303549301
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3206
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/98727
B-29 Superfortress Units of the Korean War By Robert F Dorr
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cm…
https://eu.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2014/12/28/history-dece…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45442386/harris-edward-rogner
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 1993 457th BGA Roster;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3206