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Rocher, Raymond Loyd, MSgt USAF(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town Lorain
Date of Passing Jun 26, 1975
Location of Interment Resthaven Memorial Park - Lubbock, Texas
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Prior to serving in England, Sgt. Rocher had attend the 86th School Squadron Air Corps Technical School, graduating in August 1941. He served at the 4152nd AAF base Unit, Clinton County Army Air Field, Wilminton, Ohio. He received the rank of MSgt. on 1 July 1943.
During WWII, Master Sergeant Ray Loyd "Red" Rocher served with the 359th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing, VIII Fighter Command, 8th AIr Force out of RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England (USAAF Station #133), Thetford, Norfolk, England. He served there from November 1943 to May 1945. He worked as a Line Crew Chief on P-49 and P-51 aircraft of the 368, 369th, and 370th Fighter Squadrons.
Following WWII, he continued to serve in the Air Force, with a few breaks in service, until his retirement on 31 July 1961 at Dyess with the 96th Aircraft Support Group (SAC)
Berlin Airlift (East Gemany)
From Month/Year
June / 1948
To Month/Year
September / 1949
Description Western Allies organized the Berlin airlift (26 June 1948 – 30 September 1949) to carry supplies to the people of West Berlin, a difficult feat given the size of the city's population. Aircrews from the United States Air Force, the British Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and the South African Air Force flew over 200,000 flights in one year, providing to the West Berliners up to 8,893 tons of necessities each day, such as fuel and food. The Soviets did not disrupt the airlift for fear this might lead to open conflict.
By the spring of 1949, the airlift was clearly succeeding, and by April it was delivering more cargo than had previously been transported into the city by rail. On 12 May 1949, the USSR lifted the blockade of West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade served to highlight the competing ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe.
