Howard Ross Rohman
MilitaryAssigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Injured in B-17 42-97184 'Lady Godiva' crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26-Aug-44 Returned to Duty (RTD).
Awards: AM, PH (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady Godiva
- Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Vici, Oklahoma | 27 March 1921 | Son of Roy P and Johnnie Rohman. |
Enlisted |
Shafter-Minter Field-Mit, 201 Aviation St, Shafter, CA 93263, USA | 7 May 1942 | Minter Field Bakersfield, CA |
Other Survived crash landing |
Ermington, Ivybridge PL21, UK | 26 August 1944 | Injured in B-17 42-97184 'Lady Godiva' crash landed on edge of field, Ludbrook Farm, Ermington, Devon 26-Aug-44 Returned to Duty (RTD). |
Other Discharged USAAF. |
3 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
5 December 1952 | ||
Based |
Knettishall | Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Lake City, FL 32055, USA | Memorial Cemetery Lake City, Columbia County, FL |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html