Henry J Rodgers
Military
388th BG - 562nd Bomb Squadron
B-17F-45-BO #42-3295 "Tech Supply"
Standing L to R: Jerome I. Flohr (N), Henry J. Rodgers (P), L.B. Lewis (CP), Seldon B. Smith (B)
Kneeling L to R": William D. Sawyer (WG), Kelly Hill (WG), Edward C. Pawlicki (BTG), Jack Smith Ford (TG), Joseph E. Hallam (R/O), Edward L. Franklin (FE) 388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 30843 - Henry J. Rodgers Crew 388th BG - 562nd Bomb Squadron B-17F-45-BO #42-3295 "Tech Supply" Standing L to R: Jerome I. Flohr (N), Henry J. Rodgers...
24 AUG 1943 after takeoff from N. Africa, shuttlerun to Regensburg, A/C B-17 #42-30230 'Homesick Angel' ran out of gas and crashed in cornfield in Suffolk.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807969
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-797299
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Group Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14149324
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18115803
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16074151
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lil One
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Homesick Angel
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tech Supply / Wailuiku Maid
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ramp Tramp
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
![Personnel of the 94th Bomb Group at a mission briefing. A censor has obscured the maps and charts in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press'[stamp],'Passed for publication 14 December 1943.'[stamp] '296691.'[Censor no] Printed caption on reverse: 'Operations Room at US Air Base. Preparing for take off. Associated Press photo shows: Col.F. W. Castle, Group Commanding Officer, gives the massed crews of the base the last part of the briefing, and a personal 'Godspeed' and 'Good Luck' in](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408449.jpg.webp?itok=nKEJNh_9)
- Date: 11 December 1943
- Date: 5 December 1943
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group fly in formation. Passed for publication 15 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S. Flying Fortresses In Action. Here is a series of pictures taken of Flying Fortresses over enemy territoty[sic] during a recent raid. These four engined "giants" are doing a good job with their successful daylight operations, and every bomb dropped is helping to speed up the end of the war. Photo Shows:- Aerial scenes of Fortresses over enemy territory in formation and in f](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413703.jpg.webp?itok=_Z4xNpVu)
- Date: 30 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 1 October 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 11 March 1942 | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 24 July 1943 - 20 December 1943 | |
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Other Mission |
Stanton, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK | 24 August 1943 | Crash landed in a field due to lack of fuel after a shuttle mission from North Africa |
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Other Mission |
Yelverton PL20, UK | 16 September 1943 | After bombing LaPallice, France, was forced to land at RAF Harrowbeer due to low fuel |
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Died |
Pennsylvania, USA | 26 July 1977 | |
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Buried |
Lower Burrell, PA 15068, USA | 30 July 1977 | Greenwood Memorial Park • Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Westmoreland County, PA, USA |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p.254-5 with picture of plane