Philip M Rose
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 6377
Donald C. Griffin Crew
Crew 506
466th BG 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: Dennis McCoy (BTG), Frank Robson (R/O), George M. McCord (RWG), Roy G. Latham (G), Herman Gorky (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Donald G. Griffin (P), Henry Hobson (CP), Fred P. Hazen (N), Philip M. Rose (B), Joseph R. Burke (E)
This crew was lost on 23 March 1944 due to a mid-air collision over Holland. Robson, Hobson and Gorky were not onboard at the time of the accident. Robert A. Gum (CP), Bogan Radich (R/O) and Aleck A. Amich (TG) were flying as replacements and were KIA with the rest of the crew. 466th Bomb Group collection
Crew 506
466th BG 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: Dennis McCoy (BTG), Frank Robson (R/O), George M. McCord (RWG), Roy G. Latham (G), Herman Gorky (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Donald G. Griffin (P), Henry Hobson (CP), Fred P. Hazen (N), Philip M. Rose (B), Joseph R. Burke (E)
This crew was lost on 23 March 1944 due to a mid-air collision over Holland. Robson, Hobson and Gorky were not onboard at the time of the accident. Robert A. Gum (CP), Bogan Radich (R/O) and Aleck A. Amich (TG) were flying as replacements and were KIA with the rest of the crew. 466th Bomb Group collection
Chris Brassfield
B-24H #41-29466 'Dark Rhapsody' crashed into Lake Belterwijde, Holland after colliding with another aircraft on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 23 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-437329
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dark Rhapsody
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 18 March 1922 | |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten Eijsden-Margraten Municipality Limburg, Netherlands Plot: O Row 14 Grave 9 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Vollenhove, Netherlands | 23 March 1944 | |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 122 11th Street Brighton |
Revisions
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Sources
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466th BG Archives - 466th BG Roll of Honor
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3456 / MACR 3456, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database