42-30377 Rodger the Lodger II
Delivered Cheyenne 21/5/43; Gore 25/5/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 27/6/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-R] Horham 12/7/43; with Ralph Eherts force landed RAF Hensridge 4/10/43 (18m); Missing in Action Marienburg 9/10/43 with Ralph Eherts, Co-pilot: John Burdick, Navigator: John Nelson, Bombardier: Bob Wing, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Grant Allen, Radio Operator: Bill Piispanen, Ball turret gunner: Lew Rabinowitz, Waist gunner: Walter Queen, Waist gunner: Ralph Bates, Tail gunner: Jim Anderson (10KIA, seven bailed but two chutes on fire, the other perished in the water); enemy aircraft KOd #2 then another KOd #3 exploded mid air, crashed North Sea, NW of Heligoland; Missing Air Crew Report 854. ROGER THE LODGER II.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046545 / O-797311
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 23 September 1943
- Date: 15 September 1943
- Date: 9 September 1943
- Date: 7 September 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 6 September 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Henstridge, Templecombe, Somerset BA8, UK | 4 October 1943 | Force landed RAF Hensridge 4/10/43. Pilot Lt Ralph Eherts. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Heligoland, Germany | 9 October 1943 - 9 October 1943 | Missing in Action Marienburg 9/10/43. Enemy aircraft KOd #2 then another KOd #3 exploded mid air, crashed North Sea, NW of Heligoland; (10 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR854. |