Rosner, Eugene Leon
Personal Information
Rank | 1st Lt. |
Forename(s) | Eugene Leon |
Surname | Rosner |
Gender | M |
Age | 23 |
Decorations | Purple Heart |
Date of Death | 09-07-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of Isodore Harry Rosner and Esther Rosner (née Marcovic). Both of his parents were Romanian immigrants from Wilkes-Barr in Pennsylvania, USA. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | ED720 |
Markings | ZN-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | France |
Burial/Memorial Place | Normandy American War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Plot A Row 3 Grave 38 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 1 |
Panel Number | 92 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | O-885994 |
Service | United States Army Air Force |
Group | 5 |
Squadron | 106 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Holy Trinity Church, Martin, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Stone Tablet & Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | To the memory of the Airmen of 106 Sqn who gave their lives in the 1939-45 War |
Location | Former Airfield Site, Martin Moor, Lincolnshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Brick moument with inscribed Slate Tablets & Plaques |
Memorial Text | Dedicated to the airmen and airwomen who served on 106 Sqn in WW2. 995 gave their lives |
Miscellaneous Information
Originally joined RCAF under service number J/20017. Transferred to USAAF but continued to fly with RCAF whilst awaiting transfer to USAAF and was killed in action. |
Born 17th April 1920 |
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/14 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/833/13 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 08-07-1943 |
End Date | 09-07-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Syerston |
Day/Night Raid | Night (34% moon) |
Operation | Koln |
Reason for Loss | Intercepted at 02.05hrs by a night-fighter flown by Oblt Friedrich Graeff Stab 1/NJG 4. During the attack the Lancaster slipped into cloud cover and visual contact was lost. A few minutes later the Lancaster re-emerged from cloud and collided with the night-fighter. The Lancaster exploded, badly damaging the Bf110-G2. Graeff was badly injured (he lost an eye) but managed to bale out but his two crew were not so fortunate: Uhz Heinrich Koehler & Ofw Paul Scheurmann were both killed when the Bf110 impacted at Wigneghies. The Lancaster crashed between Quivy & Solesmes at Fontaine Au Tertre to the East of Cambrai. Graeff survived the war but did not add any further victories to his tally. |