42-31423 Jigger Rooche / Kraut Killer
Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-M] Molesworth 14/1/44.
Missing in Action Cologne 15/8/44 with:
6 Killed in Action:
- Pilot, Henry Clark;
- Co-pilot, Gilbert Vesey;
- Navigator, Ralph Davies;
- Bombardier, Earl Brosius;
- Flight engineer/top turret gunner, Harry Scott;
- Radio Operator, Fred Roswal.
3 Prisoner of War:
- Ball turret gunner, Chas Sikora;
- Waist gunner, Cyrus Cruttenden;
- Tail gunner, Edwin Bjorn.
Enemy aircraft, exploded in flight, crashed between Oberkail & Steinborn, NE of Bitburg, Germany.
Missing Air Crew Report 8168.
JIGGER ROUCHE aka KRAUT KILLER.
See more at : http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/229.pdf
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682553
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32954280
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Bitburg, Germany | 15 August 1944 |
Revisions
Updated biography with details from http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/229.pdf
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8168 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database