Name:
Theodore H. Rother
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-686693
Unit:
816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1944-07-18
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Long Island National Cemetery, New York
Plot:
H
Row:
Grave:
11405
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Theodore H. Rother was born on September 17, 1924 in New York. He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war. He served as a Second Lieutenant and a Bombardier on the B-17G #44-6174, 816th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomber Group, U.S. Air Force during World War II.
B-17G #44-6174 took off from Sterparone, Italy on July 18, 1944 on a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. B-17G #44-6174, along with other B-17's, were shot down and crashed near Memmingen. He is now buried in the Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA.
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