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Mellgren Roderick

Name:
Roderick Mellgren
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
42030300
Unit:
707th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-10
State:
Cemetery:
Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Plot:
J
Row:
Grave:
16515
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:

SSgt Roderick Mellgren, right waist gunner of the B-24 42-95390 “Rough Buddy”, was on a bombing mission over Heilbronn when it was hit by flak at 1038, eventually exploding the plane with its cargo of incendiary bombs. Only the belly gunner survived to be later captured.