Second Lieutenant Roscoe Adams, service number 745256, was a member of "Mogin's Maulers" and killed in action on February 22, 1944. In the following recounting of events, Vernon Boehle's Aggressive Escort has this information: February 22, 1944 brought another escort mission for the 362nd Fighter Group, this time providing withdrawal support for some B-17s … Boehle saw three Fw 190s chasing a P-47 on the deck. "The nearest was 100 yards from him and firing," Boehle said. "I was approximately one and a half miles away and I couldn't immediately reach him. I fired at one of the Fw 190s at a distance of 100 yards and saw strikes on his fuselage about half-way to the tail. This Fw 190 then did a very gentle diving turn and I had to break off as another had positioned himself on me. After things had cleared a bit I could see nothing of the P-47 but in the immediate rear I observed a fire on the ground which may have been from the crash of a plane. This was likely P-47D 42-77580 of Lt. Roscoe C. Adams, whose Thunderbolt crashed near Brussels, killing the pilot."
2/Lt. Roscoe Charles Adams, P-47D 42-75580, crashed 22/2/1944, 3km NE of Merchten, Belgium, 50-25N 5-10E, time 15.40, KIA.
He was awarded Purple Heart, and buried at Plot D Row 33 Grave 18 at the Ardennes American Cemetery at Neupré (Neuville-en-Condroz), near Liège, Belgium.
Sources: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; http://forum.armyairforces.com/2Lt-B-C-Adams-378FS-KIA-22nd-Feb-3944-m161022.aspx; http://obscureco.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/67-years-ago-vernon-boehles-aggressive-escort/.
Second Lieutenant Roscoe Adams, service number 745256, was a member of "Mogin's Maulers" and killed in action on February 22, 1944. In the following recounting of events, Vernon Boehle's Aggressive Escort has this information: February 22, 1944 brought another escort mission for the 362nd Fighter Group, this time providing withdrawal support for some B-17s … Boehle saw three Fw 190s chasing a P-47 on the deck. "The nearest was 100 yards from him and firing," Boehle said. "I was approximately one and a half miles away and I couldn't immediately reach him. I fired at one of the Fw 190s at a distance of 100 yards and saw strikes on his fuselage about half-way to the tail. This Fw 190 then did a very gentle diving turn and I had to break off as another had positioned himself on me. After things had cleared a bit I could see nothing of the P-47 but in the immediate rear I observed a fire on the ground which may have been from the crash of a plane. This was likely P-47D 42-77580 of Lt. Roscoe C. Adams, whose Thunderbolt crashed near Brussels, killing the pilot."
2/Lt. Roscoe Charles Adams, P-47D 42-75580, crashed 22/2/1944, 3km NE of Merchten, Belgium, 50-25N 5-10E, time 15.40, KIA.
He was awarded Purple Heart, and buried at Plot D Row 33 Grave 18 at the Ardennes American Cemetery at Neupré (Neuville-en-Condroz), near Liège, Belgium.
Sources: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945; http://forum.armyairforces.com/2Lt-B-C-Adams-378FS-KIA-22nd-Feb-3944-m161022.aspx; http://obscureco.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/67-years-ago-vernon-boehles-aggressive-escort/.
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Entered the service from Ohio.
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