John C. Rose was born on May 26, 1915. He resided in Arkansas prior to the war. John served as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator on B-17G #42-107076, 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

B-17G #42-107076 took off from RAF Knettishall with a target of the Focke-Wulf Aircraft factory at Poznan, Poland. While on this mission they were hit by enemy flak and severely damaged. John was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 crashed, due to the damage, into the Baltic Sea seven miles Southeast of Nykobing, near Boto, Denmark. His name is commemorated on the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. He also has a cenotaph located in Oaklawn Cemetery, Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas. Tsgt Rose was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.

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