Robert E Rodgers
MilitaryClass 43-K; San Antonio, Ballinger, Sherman, Victoria, TX; Baton Rouge, MS; Galveston, TX (for P-47); at MH 5/44 to 8/44; flew P-47s in 18 missions for 67 combat hours. Shot down 9 August 1944 in AC #4226272 and was in 4 hospitals, then Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft III, Nurenberg & Moosberg.
PH/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
![Ground crew of the 356th Fighter Group congratulate the pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Zombie" at Martlesham Heath air base. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'ZOMBIE yellow, black outline. [illegible text] black white common practice of 361st FS.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377162.jpg.webp?itok=Cj8CR9kY)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Sheffield, Illinois | 18 April 1922 | |
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Other Evaded |
Belgium | 9 August 1944 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7614 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self, MACR 7614