The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
Pilot of B-24J 42-78486. Between five and ten minutes before bombs-away, Rosacker radioed that he was headed for 53-B and was unable to keep up with the formation.
Captured on 28 January 1945 when the aircraft went down on Schouwen Island, Holland. Transferred to Dulag Luft West on 30 January 1945.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Position
Pilot
Serial Number
O-700547
Missions flown.
3 catalogued · 08 Jan 1945 — 12 Sep 1944
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record
3fd2f476-e9d2-4693-aa97-d50416ba1d4b,Roster List
Official record