Philip G Rodgers

Military
media-38802.jpeg UPL 38802 A photograph my Grandfather (Philip G Rodgers) sent to my Grandmother (Charlotte)

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Object Number - UPL 38802 - A photograph my Grandfather (Philip G Rodgers) sent to my Grandmother (Charlotte)

First mission was on D-Day. Tour was successfully completed. Crew accepted a policy not to use the Lord's name in vain and credited it with their good luck.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Missions

B-17s of the 398th Bomb Group bombing the railyard at Bingen, 29 December 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '57548 AC- With bomb bay doors open, the first of a large formation of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses send their bombs plummeting earthwards on rail installations at Bingen, Germany, as heavy bombers of US Eighth Air Force press home their attack of December 29, 1944. US Air Force Photo.'

769

  • Date: 29 December 1944

766

  • Date: 28 December 1944

750

  • Date: 15 December 1944

731

  • Date: 30 November 1944

Revisions

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ContributorEmily
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Mission listed in Rodger's combat list. Originally associated to media record

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Contributormscheerer1
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My Grandfather sent this picture to my Grandmother

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, son March 2010, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

Philip G Rodgers: Gallery (2 items)

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Object number: UPL 38802 - A photograph my Grandfather (Philip G Rodgers)...