Rodgers, Herbert E., S/Sgt., Engineer-Gunner, Enlistment Service # :

12049983
KILLED IN ACTION On 31 March 1943
448th Bombardment Squadron War Diary:
On March 31, 1943, on a low element sea sweep over the Mediterranean
Sea, Off of Northeastern Tunisia, the first battle casualties of the
squadron occurred. 2 Crews, (13 Men), and 2 Planes were Lost,1st Lt.
Hess, McKinney; 2nd Lts: Campbell, Welton; S/Sgts: Cookman, Hines,
Kirol, McGinnis, McMurray, Ratajczyk, Rodgers, Headings and Lottes
were shot down into the Mediterranean Sea by enemy fighters. The
mission however did succeed in sinking two enemy ships.

At 12:45 15 planes off to bomb on sea sweep, over the Mediterranean
Sea. 14 (planes) dropped 84 x 500 bombs. 12 planes back at 17:05.
One landed at Bone. Met convoy, lower element (48) claims M/V
(Military Vessel) broken in two, one M/V (Military Vessel) left
sinking, one left burning. 4 E/A (Enemy Aircraft) destroyed. About
50 E/A (Enemy Aircraft) attacked 2 B-25's (Lts: Hess and McKinney)
shot down. Intense, heavy accurate flak, balloon barrage. Bombing
was at 100-200 feet. Weather: Clear.
Own Aircraft Losses: Two. B-25C 41-13209 and B-25C 41-13205. One by
flak and 1455 hours - 37°35'N, 10°47'E; the other by fighters at 1512
hours - 37°48'N, 10°27E.

Low Element
A/C No. 41-13205 (MACR-14578 "Lost at Sea. Aircraft was lost to
enemy aircraft and anti-aircraft")

P: McKinney, Charles A., 1Lt~KIA
CP: Campbell, John F., 2Lt~KIA
N: None
B: Kirol, Edward A., S/Sgt~KIA
E: Ratajczyk, Thomas S., S/Sgt~KIA
R: Headings, Boyd V., S/Sgt-KIA
G: McGinnis, Lofton F., S/Sgt~KIA

F: Lottes, Richard O., Sgt(ASV)~KIA

A/C No. 41-13209 "Trouble" (MACR-14579 "Lost at Sea. Aircraft was
lost to enemy aircraft and anti-aircraft")
P->Hess, Robert G., 1Lt - KIA
CP->Welton, Mert J., 2Lt - KIA
N->None
B->McMurray, Walter J., S/Sgt - KIA
E->Rodgers, Herbert E., S/Sgt - KIA
R->Cookman, Harold F., S/Sgt - KIA
G->Hines, Ralph V., S/Sgt - KIA

F->None

U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 NAME
RODGERS#HERBERT#E####### RODGERS#HERBERT#E####### ARMY SERIAL NUMBER
12049983 12049983 RESIDENCE: STATE 22 NEW JERSEY RESIDENCE: COUNTY
031 PASSAIC PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 2252 NEWARK NEW JERSEY DATE OF
ENLISTMENT DAY 10 10 DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 01 01 DATE OF
ENLISTMENT YEAR 42 42 GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PV0# Undefined Code
GRADE: CODE 8 Private BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION A+# Undefined Code
BRANCH: CODE 20 Air Corps FIELD USE AS DESIRED # # TERM OF
ENLISTMENT 5 Enlistment for the duration of the War or other
emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President
or otherwise according to law LONGEVITY ### ### SOURCE OF ARMY
PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life NATIVITY 22 NEW JERSEY YEAR OF BIRTH 14 14
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen EDUCATION 4 4 years of high
school CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 475 Machinists MARITAL STATUS 6 Single,
without dependents COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 6 Army of the United States

includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8,
1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose
State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers
appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations
605-10 CARD NUMBER # # BOX NUMBER 0083 0083 FILM REEL NUMBER
1.76# 1.76# --
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945
Name: Herbert E Rodgers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant Disposition: Nonrecoverable Service Branch:
Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant

Service Number: 12049983

National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Registry~NARA~War Department Files Honoree Hometown Service Source
Herbert E. Rodgers Passaic County, NJ U.S. Army National Archives S
SG Herbert E. Rodgers ID: 12049983 Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Hometown: Passaic County, NJ Status: FOD --
National WWII Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Registry~NARA~War Department Files Honoree Hometown Service Source
Herbert E. Rodgers NJ U.S. Army Air Forces ABMC Tablets of the Missing
Herbert E. Rodgers ID: 12049983 Entered the Service From: New Jersey
Rank: Staff Sergeant Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 448th Bomber
Squadron, 321st Bomber Group, Medium Died: Wednesday, March 31, 1943
Memorialized at: North Africa American Cemetery Location: Carthage,
Tunisia Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart --
World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas
Name: Herbert E Rodgers
Inducted From: New Jersey
Rank: Staff Sergeant
Combat Organization: 448th Bomber Squadron 321st Bomber
Death Date: 31 Mar 1943
Monument: North Africa
Last Known Status: Missing

U.S. Awards: Purple Heart Medal; Air Medal

From: findagrave.com
SSgt Herbert E Rodgers Birth: unknown Death: Mar. 31, 1943 Note:
Entered the service from New Jersey. Burial: North Africa American
Cemetery and Memorial ABMC Tunis, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia

Plot: Not Given

1920 Census/Prospect Park/Passaic Co./New Jersey/Roll 1066/Page:
19A/Enumeration District: 154
Household Members: Name Age
William Rodgers/Head of Household/33
Ada Rodgers/Wife/35
Herbert Rodgers/Son/5

Amos Brooks/Father-in-Law/67/Englandx3

1930 Census/Hawthorne/Passaic Co./New Jersey/Roll 1377/Page:
12B/Enumeration District: 121
Household Members: Name Age
William E Rodgers/Head of Household/43
Ada Rodgers/Wife/44
Herbert Rodgers/Son/15

William Rodgers/Son/8

Hawthorne, Passaic, New Jersey; Roll: T627_2376; Page: 2B; Enumeration
District: 16-65
Household Members: Name Age
William E Rodgers/Head/57
Ada Rodgers/Wife/55
Herbert Rodgers/Son/25
William Rodgers/Son/17
_PATTI JOHNSON, Researcher_