Rogner, Harris Edward, Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1060-Bombardment Unit Commander
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1951-1951, Second Air Force (2nd Air Force)
Service Years
1934 - 1951
Officer srcset=
Colonel

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Home State
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
 Year of Birth
1914
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Rogner, Harris Edward, Col.

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Contact Info
Date of Passing
Dec 17, 1951		  
Location of Interment
U.S. Military Academy West Point Post Cemetery (VLM) - West Point, New York		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section IX, Site 42

 Official Badges 




 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)In the Line of DutyAir Force Memorial (AFM)
  1951, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  2014, In the Line of Duty
  2017, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He had survived many combat missions in WWII and Korea but was killed in a crash while on approach to land at Barksdale AFB, LA.

This profiler viewed his fatal crash site within hours of the crash.
   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/11251/
http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=45442386 (more photos)
http://home.ancestry.com
https://www.fold3.com/image/161224162/
https://www.fold3.com/image/161224233/
http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=98727
http://www.zoominfo.com/p/Harris-Rogner/103611826
http://www.457thbombgroup.org/BB/BBP12.HTML (more photos)
http://457thbombgroup.org/Narratives/MA133.HTML
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=132061
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Missions/

 
   
 Ribbon Bar


Senior Pilot Badge


 
 Unit Assignments
US Army (USA)401st Bombardment Group, Heavy457th Bombardment Group, Heavy301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Far East Air ForcesSecond Air Force (2nd Air Force)
  1938-1938, US Army (USA)
  1943-1944, AAF MOS 1091, 401st Bombardment Group, Heavy
  1944-1945, AAF MOS 1060, 457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
  1949-1950, AAF MOS 1060, 301st Bombardment Group, Heavy
  1951-1951, AAF MOS 1060, Far East Air Forces
  1951-1951, Second Air Force (2nd Air Force)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1941-1945 World War II
  1943-1944 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Air Offensive, Europe Campaign (1942-44)
  1943-1944 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Air Offensive, Europe Campaign (1942-44)/Bombing Raids Over Germany
  1944-1944 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Air Offensive, Europe Campaign (1942-44)/Bombing Raids Over France
  1944-1944 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Normandy Campaign (1944)
  1944-1944 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Northern France Campaign (1944)
  1944-1945 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
  1944-1945 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Ardennes Alsace Campaign (1944-45)
  1945-1945 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Central Europe Campaign (1945)
  1951-1951 Korean War
 Colleges Attended 
United States Military Academy, West PointCommand and General Staff CollegeArmed Forces Staff College
  1934-1938, United States Military Academy, West Point
  1945-1946, Command and General Staff College
  1946-1947, Armed Forces Staff College
 My Aircraft/Missiles
  1943-1945, B-17 Flying Fortress
  1949-1951, B-29 Superfortress
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