Harry James Rothrock

Military
media-37817.jpeg UPL 37817 Uncle Harry J. Rothrock in England 1944 Harry J. Rothrock

303rd Bomb Group web page & personal family albums.

Object Number - UPL 37817 - Uncle Harry J. Rothrock in England 1944

Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. Flew every mission bar one with 1st Lt. Billy M. Goolsby.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars).



Post War: After the war he returned home and opened an auto garage, he never married. He passed on Dec. 14, 1953. He was only 44.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18079869 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Knock-out Dropper
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group prepare to load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Wallaroo". Passed as censored, then marked 'Confidential' 27 Aug 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '303. 27-8-43 A.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' and US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamps].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wallaroo
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pistol Packin Mama
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scorchy
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 27 April 1944
  • Date: 24 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Harrison County, Indiana, USA 16 February 1909 Son of William Walter and Mary Elizabeth [Newkirk] Rothrock.

Enlisted

Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN 29 October 1942 Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana

Other

Discharged USAAF

15 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA 14 December 1953 (aged 44)

Buried

New Albany National Cemetery New Albany, Floyd County, IN 17 December 1953 New Albany National Cemetery New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana

Based

Molesworth Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 3286241.

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Rothrock family tree.

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303rd Bomb Group web page

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303rd Bomb Group web page

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From the 303rd Bomb Group web page, he also my great-great uncle.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R

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