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SSgt Kenneth Orville Rohr

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SSgt Kenneth Orville Rohr Veteran

Birth
Patterson, Stanislaus County, California, USA
Death
27 Dec 1944 (aged 23)
Prüm, Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot F Row 9 Grave 38
Memorial ID
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8th Air Force, 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
Staff Sergeant Kenneth Orville Rohr served as a b-17 aircraft Waist Gunner during WWII.
On 27 December 1944, his B-17 #42-107083, was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire on a bombing mission to Altenar, Germany.
SSGT Rohr and six of his crewmates were Killed in Action. Two were captured, becoming Prisoners of War until being liberated in May 1945.
Missing Air Crew Report #11248.
8th Air Force, 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy)
Staff Sergeant Kenneth Orville Rohr served as a b-17 aircraft Waist Gunner during WWII.
On 27 December 1944, his B-17 #42-107083, was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire on a bombing mission to Altenar, Germany.
SSGT Rohr and six of his crewmates were Killed in Action. Two were captured, becoming Prisoners of War until being liberated in May 1945.
Missing Air Crew Report #11248.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from California.




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  • Maintained by: Ellefson
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56660185/kenneth_orville-rohr: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Kenneth Orville Rohr (26 Jan 1921–27 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56660185, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Ellefson (contributor 47368288).