Harold W Rogerson
Military
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FRE 5135
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Transferred from 1774th Ordnance Support & Maintenance Company to the 546th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #143 dated 21 July 1944. 30 x combat missions. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (4OLC), PH.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33732852
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12136903
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner, Flexible Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12177510 / O-710339
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 7 September 1942 | Residence County: Worcester, Massachusetts Private, Air Corps |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | 21 July 1944 - 27 December 1944 | Transferred to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Manston, Ramsgate, Kent CT12, UK | 27 December 1944 | His aircraft, 42-31484, sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew. |
Buried |
28 December 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Plot: Plot F Row 1 Grave 140 | |
Born |
New Hampshire, USA | Son of Arthur and Marion G Rogerson. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…