Second Lieutenant, 788th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group (Heavy), U.S. Army Air Forces. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, the European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal.
Lt. Roden was a B-24 bomber pilot stationed at Rackheath Air Field, England. He was killed when his aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany. German fighters had followed the group of 28 aircraft back to England and, as they made their approach for a night landing, shot down two aircraft killing 17 crew members and one airman on the ground.
Lt. Roden was a B-24 bomber pilot stationed at Rackheath Air Field, England. He was killed when his aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany. German fighters had followed the group of 28 aircraft back to England and, as they made their approach for a night landing, shot down two aircraft killing 17 crew members and one airman on the ground.
Second Lieutenant, 788th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group (Heavy), U.S. Army Air Forces. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, the European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; and the World War II Victory Medal.
Lt. Roden was a B-24 bomber pilot stationed at Rackheath Air Field, England. He was killed when his aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany. German fighters had followed the group of 28 aircraft back to England and, as they made their approach for a night landing, shot down two aircraft killing 17 crew members and one airman on the ground.
Lt. Roden was a B-24 bomber pilot stationed at Rackheath Air Field, England. He was killed when his aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany. German fighters had followed the group of 28 aircraft back to England and, as they made their approach for a night landing, shot down two aircraft killing 17 crew members and one airman on the ground.
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