Lt Col US Air Force
World War II Korea
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Edward Rothkrug, 83, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Air Force military rites by Altus Air Force Base. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Rothkrug was born Nov. 23, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He graduated from Erasmus Hall in 1939. He served in the Army Air Corps as a B-24 navigator in the 98th and 43rd Bomber Groups, flying 80 missions in both the European and Pacific theaters, including the historic Ploesti bombing raid on Aug. 1, 1943.
He married Patricia Burns of Birmingham, Ala., on Feb. 5, 1946. He served in the Air Force for 22 years, retiring in 1963 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Mr. Rothkrug earned master's degrees in business administration and history from West Texas State University. He owned and operated an accounting business, Whitehill Taxkeeping Systems of Amarillo. He taught for several years at Texas State Technical Institute and enjoyed substitute teaching in the Amarillo public schools. He was a member of Retired Air Force Officers Association and International B-24 Liberator Club.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mary Harrison of Simpsonville, S.C., and Ann Warnecke and Ellen Herring, both of Amarillo; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 10, 2005
World War II Korea
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Edward Rothkrug, 83, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Air Force military rites by Altus Air Force Base. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Rothkrug was born Nov. 23, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He graduated from Erasmus Hall in 1939. He served in the Army Air Corps as a B-24 navigator in the 98th and 43rd Bomber Groups, flying 80 missions in both the European and Pacific theaters, including the historic Ploesti bombing raid on Aug. 1, 1943.
He married Patricia Burns of Birmingham, Ala., on Feb. 5, 1946. He served in the Air Force for 22 years, retiring in 1963 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Mr. Rothkrug earned master's degrees in business administration and history from West Texas State University. He owned and operated an accounting business, Whitehill Taxkeeping Systems of Amarillo. He taught for several years at Texas State Technical Institute and enjoyed substitute teaching in the Amarillo public schools. He was a member of Retired Air Force Officers Association and International B-24 Liberator Club.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mary Harrison of Simpsonville, S.C., and Ann Warnecke and Ellen Herring, both of Amarillo; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 10, 2005
Lt Col US Air Force
World War II Korea
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Edward Rothkrug, 83, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Air Force military rites by Altus Air Force Base. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Rothkrug was born Nov. 23, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He graduated from Erasmus Hall in 1939. He served in the Army Air Corps as a B-24 navigator in the 98th and 43rd Bomber Groups, flying 80 missions in both the European and Pacific theaters, including the historic Ploesti bombing raid on Aug. 1, 1943.
He married Patricia Burns of Birmingham, Ala., on Feb. 5, 1946. He served in the Air Force for 22 years, retiring in 1963 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Mr. Rothkrug earned master's degrees in business administration and history from West Texas State University. He owned and operated an accounting business, Whitehill Taxkeeping Systems of Amarillo. He taught for several years at Texas State Technical Institute and enjoyed substitute teaching in the Amarillo public schools. He was a member of Retired Air Force Officers Association and International B-24 Liberator Club.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mary Harrison of Simpsonville, S.C., and Ann Warnecke and Ellen Herring, both of Amarillo; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 10, 2005
World War II Korea
Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal
Edward Rothkrug, 83, of Amarillo died Monday, Feb. 7, 2005.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Air Force military rites by Altus Air Force Base. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Rothkrug was born Nov. 23, 1921, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He graduated from Erasmus Hall in 1939. He served in the Army Air Corps as a B-24 navigator in the 98th and 43rd Bomber Groups, flying 80 missions in both the European and Pacific theaters, including the historic Ploesti bombing raid on Aug. 1, 1943.
He married Patricia Burns of Birmingham, Ala., on Feb. 5, 1946. He served in the Air Force for 22 years, retiring in 1963 with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
Mr. Rothkrug earned master's degrees in business administration and history from West Texas State University. He owned and operated an accounting business, Whitehill Taxkeeping Systems of Amarillo. He taught for several years at Texas State Technical Institute and enjoyed substitute teaching in the Amarillo public schools. He was a member of Retired Air Force Officers Association and International B-24 Liberator Club.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Mary Harrison of Simpsonville, S.C., and Ann Warnecke and Ellen Herring, both of Amarillo; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 10, 2005
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