
Pugh Geddings Rogers

1933
Engineering
Bennettsville, South Carolina
Army Air Force, Master Sergeant
495 Bomb Squadron, 344 Bomb Group, Medium
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Feb 15, 1911
Sep 10, 1945
Died Non-Battle in a B-26 crash in Germany
Lorraine American Military Cemetery, Plot G, Row 8, Grave 26.
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Additional Information
Accident report #46-9-10-507 Summary Aircraft Model-B-26; Organization: Location: Florennes, Belgium Group: 344th Bomb; Squadron: 495th Bomb Place of Departure: Florennes, Belgium Target or intended destination: Schlersshelm, Germany Type of Mission: ferry of personnel and equipment Date: 9 Sept 1945 Location of Crash: Trauchgau, Germany Reason aircraft was lost: Crash Number of Persons aboard aircraft: 8 List of Crew: Pilot: Davies, Jerald M. Capt.-fatal Copilot: Choats, Flourney L. 1st Lt.-fatal Bomber: Dene, Edward L. Capt.-fatal Passenger: Larsen, Gregor, J. 2nd Lt.-fatal Passenger: Ferry, Barnard, M. 1st Lt.-fatal Passenger: Lime, Larry L. F/O-fatal Navigator: Fredericks, Albert C. F/O-fatal Passenger: Rogers, Pugh G. M/Sgt.-fatal Passenger: Warren, Marley R. S/Sgt.-fatal Passenger: Schacht, Jeachim Ffc.-fatal Narrative of eyewitness statements:- Enroute from Florennes, Belgium to Schlersshelm, Germany on a ferry mission, the plane piloted by Davies became separated from the group.
- During the move the group lost on plane, which was fatal to all ten men on board.
- Captain J.M. Davies was piloting when he became lost and crashed into the side of a mountain near Trauchgau, Germany.