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Rouse, Roscoe (NMI)

Individual Personnel Data
Name Rouse, Roscoe (NMI)
Rank Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-2009108
Unit Assignments
  • Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #247 dated 16 December 1944, effective 16 December 1944.
  • Transferred to the Casual Pool, 70th Reinforcement Depot, AAF Station 594, per 545th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 20 May 1945, effective 20 May 1945.
Duty Navigator
MOS1034 - Navigator
Last Duty Date 20 May 1945
Results Completed Tour, Returned to USA
Additional Information
  • Discharged for the convenience of the government and appointed Second Lieutenant, AUS per AAF station 106 Special Orders #60 dated 18 March 1945.
  • Returned to the ZOI as a member of a B-17 crew.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Peterson, Calvin James, "Pete"PilotCT
2nd Lt. Voiland, Eugene ECo-pilotCT
Flt. Ofcr. Rouse, Roscoe (NMI)NavigatorCT
2nd Lt. Means, Bert GeorgeBombardierTR
CPL. Magilson, Raymond Howard, JrRadio Operator / GunnerTBD
CPL. Harting, Lester EliasEngineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
CPL. Biedrzycki, Theodore (NMI)Ball Turret GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Kitzmiller, Richard GorgasTail GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Eastell, Harry TheodoreFlexible GunnerCT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 33 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
248 1 January 1945 Target: Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Derben, Germany
Navigator 42‑97309 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron. Left formation over friendly territory and landed on Continent, due to low fuel.
Sortie Report
250 3 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point & Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: St Vith, Belgium
Navigator 43‑37717 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
251 5 January 1945 Target: Landing Ground
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Neiderbreisig, Germany
Navigator 42‑97271 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
252 7 January 1945 Target: Enemy Strong Point
Type: Military
Location: Blankenheim, Germany
Navigator 42‑32106 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
253 8 January 1945 Target: Railroad
Type: Transportation
Location: Kyllburg, Germany
Navigator 42‑97521 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
254 10 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bonn, Germany
Navigator 42‑32106 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at Chelveston on return due to low fuel.
Sortie Report
256 17 January 1945 Target: Railroad Viaduct
Type: Transportation
Location: Bielefeld, Germany
Navigator 44‑6109 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
257 20 January 1945 Target: Rail and Road Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Navigator 42‑97510 Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Cheddington Airfield, AAF Station 113.
Sortie Report
260 23 January 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Neuss, Germany
Navigator 42‑102518 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to mechanical failure. Landed away at Bassingbourn Airfield, AAF Station 121.
Sortie Report
263 1 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Mannheim, Germany
Navigator 42‑32106 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
264 3 February 1945 Target: Tempelhof Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Navigator 43‑38823 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report
268 19 February 1945 Target: Coking Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Navigator 42‑107125 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
269 20 February 1945 Target: Main Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany
Navigator 44‑8408 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
270 21 February 1945 Target: Tank Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Nuremberg / Nürnberg, Germany
Navigator 43‑38823 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
273 24 February 1945 Target: Submarine Construction Shipyard
Type: Shipyards
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Navigator 42‑107125 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
276 27 February 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Wahren (Leipzig area), Germany
Navigator 43‑37917 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
282 7 March 1945 Target: Oil Refinery
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bochum, Germany
Navigator 43‑38974 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
290 17 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Bohlen (Leipzig), Germany
Navigator 44‑8679 Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to low fuel.
Sortie Report
291 18 March 1945 Target: Schlesischer Railway Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany
Navigator 42‑102518 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
293 20 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Werft Submarine Shipyard
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Navigator 42‑102518 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
Sortie Report
295 23 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Gladbeck, Germany
Navigator 43‑39019 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
296 24 March 1945 Target: Vechta Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Vechta, Germany
Navigator 43‑37917 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
298 26 March 1945 Target: Synthetic Oil Plant
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Zeitz, Germany
Navigator 43‑39019 Combat Mission Credit
Landed away on continent at B-51, a British airfield at Lille/Vendeville, France, on return due to low fuel. Crew and aircraft remained there overnight. (Note on Tactical Interrogation Form: 'RAF - Good to us')
Sortie Report
299 28 March 1945 Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany
Navigator 43‑37917 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
301 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Navigator 44‑6592 Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; used by the Saxton Crew when they were displaced from 43‑37917 by the C. A. Lewis Crew.
Sortie Report
302 3 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany
Navigator 42‑97309 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
303 4 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fassberg, Germany
Navigator 42‑97309 Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron.
Sortie Report
305 6 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Navigator 42‑97309 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
306 7 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany
Navigator 43‑37917 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
307 9 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Navigator 42‑97309 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
308 10 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Navigator 43‑37717 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
309 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany
Navigator 43‑38678 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron flying spare; joined formation. Landed away at A-97, Sandweiler, Luxemburg, with major battle damage and two engines out.
Sortie Report
314 19 April 1945 Target: Railroad Station & Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Elsterwerda, Germany
Navigator 43‑37917 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
315 20 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Seddin, Germany
Navigator 42‑107125 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report

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