Louis R Rodrigues

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIA at Gustausborg in B-17 #448489. Wing's lead plane, piloted by Capt Merlin "Gary" Miller and carried the 339th's commander Lt. Col. Melvin Buckner as command pilot and miller's old comrad, Warren Berg was functioning as Lead

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 January 1945

Born

Houston, Texas, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 13 January 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11570 / MACR 11570; Snetterton Falcons, pg 222, 226 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database