Name | Rogers, Marion Coleman ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 34278719 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943 |
Duty | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 16 September 1943 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Pine Grove Cemetery, Pine Grove, Mississippi |
Additional Information | Placed on Temporary Duty (R&R) for seven days on or about 28 August 1943 to The American Red Cross Club, Southport per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #83 dated 27 August 1943. |
Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 722⇓ (20.367 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Koch, William S, "Willie"⇗ | Pilot | TR |
2nd Lt. Wollenweber, Herman, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Knowling, Edward Johnson⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Baggs, Joseph William⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
S/SGT. Davis, Preston Allen⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Turlington, Howard Joe⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Wolven, William David⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Martin, Burnia⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Ordaz, Armando Noriega⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Rogers, Marion Coleman | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1⇗ | 22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
2⇗ | 25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Bombed primary target on wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
4⇗ | 28 June 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
5⇗ | 29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
6⇗ | 4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Le Mans, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
7⇗ | 10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Abbeville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
9⇗ | 24 July 1943 |
Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants Type: Industry Location: Herøya, Norway |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
15⇗ | 15 August 1943 |
Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
16⇗ | 16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
17⇗ | 17 August 1943 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3429⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group deputy. Landed away at Hornchurch, Essex, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
22⇗ | 7 September 1943 |
Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29768⇗ |
Aborted mission after taking off. Difficulty controlling #4 engine and prop caused Butler to abort, after assembling his section. Sortie Report⇗ |
23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29768⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
24⇗ | 16 September 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑5849⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Shot down by enemy aircraft; crashed near Rennes, France; MACR 722. Sortie Report⇗ |