COMMENTS & NOTES
MEMO 1:
June 4, 1944 Private C.W. Rohrer transferred from 1141 Quartermaster Company to the 350th Bomb Squadron as a fill in Gunner. He flew many missions with Lt Tiahrt
Missions
Date Crew Nbr Mission Nbr Last Name Initial Rank Position Aircraft Nbr Target
5/28/1944 25 124 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 31903 MAGDEBURG
5/28/1944 25 124 DALEY J.M. S/SGT TG 31903 MAGDEBURG
5/28/1944 25 124 INGLESTON E.L. S/SGT LWG 31903 MAGDEBURG
5/28/1944 25 124 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 31903 MAGDEBURG
5/28/1944 25 124 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 31903 MAGDEBURG
5/28/1944 25 124 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 31903 MAGDEBURG
5/28/1944 25 124 TIAHRT H. LT P 31903 MAGDEBURG
5/28/1944 25 124 BARASCH M. LT NAV 31903 MAGDEBURG
5/28/1944 25 124 GOODWIN E.B. LT CP 31903 MAGDEBURG
5/28/1944 25 124 BORCHERDT D.R. T/SGT RWG 31903 MAGDEBURG
5/29/1944 25 125 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 31903 LEIPZIG
5/29/1944 25 125 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 31903 LEIPZIG
5/29/1944 25 125 NEVEU L.E. S/SGT TG 31903 LEIPZIG
5/29/1944 25 125 INGLESTON E/L/ S/SGT LWG 31903 LEIPZIG
5/29/1944 25 125 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 31903 LEIPZIG
5/29/1944 25 125 BARASCH M. LT NAV 31903 LEIPZIG
5/29/1944 25 125 CLARK G.H. LT CP 31903 LEIPZIG
5/29/1944 25 125 TIAHRT H. LT P 31903 LEIPZIG
5/29/1944 25 125 BORCHERDT D.R. T/SGT RWG 31903 LEIPZIG
5/29/1944 25 125 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 31903 LEIPZIG
5/30/1944 25 126 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 102695 TROYES
5/30/1944 25 126 INGLESTON E/L/ S/SGT LWG 102695 TROYES
5/30/1944 25 126 BORCHERDT D.R. T/SGT RWG 102695 TROYES
5/30/1944 25 126 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 102695 TROYES
5/30/1944 25 126 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 102695 TROYES
5/30/1944 25 126 LEECH H.J. LT NAV 102695 TROYES
5/30/1944 25 126 CLARK G.H. LT CP 102695 TROYES
5/30/1944 25 126 TIAHRT H. LT P 102695 TROYES
5/30/1944 25 126 NEVEU L.E. S/SGT TG 102695 TROYES
5/30/1944 25 126 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 102695 TROYES
7/18/1944 69 162 STEWART N.J. LT CP 39867 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT
7/18/1944 69 162 ROHRER K.W. SGT BTG 39867 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT
7/18/1944 69 162 GARCIA E. SGT TG 39867 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT
7/18/1944 69 162 WHITNEY K.C. SGT LWG 39867 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT
7/18/1944 69 162 NYGAARD R.C. S/SGT RWG 39867 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT
7/18/1944 69 162 COLDIE A.J. SGT ROG 39867 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT
7/18/1944 69 162 THOMPSON A.R. LT BOM 39867 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT
7/18/1944 69 162 MURPHY M.P. LT NAV 39867 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT
7/18/1944 69 162 RICCI F.A. LT P 39867 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT
7/18/1944 69 162 HALL J. SGT TTE 39867 KIEL & HEMMINGSTADT
7/19/1944 69 163 HALL J. SGT TTE 37521 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN
7/19/1944 69 163 GARCIA E. SGT TG 37521 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN
7/19/1944 69 163 WHITNEY K.C. SGT LWG 37521 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN
7/19/1944 69 163 ROHRER K.W. SGT BTG 37521 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN
7/19/1944 69 163 COLDIE A.J. SGT ROG 37521 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN
7/19/1944 69 163 THOMPSON A.R. LT BOM 37521 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN
7/19/1944 69 163 MURPHY M.P. LT NAV 37521 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN
7/19/1944 69 163 STEWART N.J. LT CP 37521 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN
7/19/1944 69 163 RICCI F.A. LT P 37521 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN
7/19/1944 69 163 NYGAARD R.C. S/SGT RWG 37521 SCHWEINFURT & DUREN
7/20/1944 69 164 RICCI F.A. LT P 31708 MERSEBURG
7/20/1944 69 164 ROHRER K.W. SGT BTG 31708 MERSEBURG
7/20/1944 69 164 GARCIA E. SGT TG 31708 MERSEBURG
7/20/1944 69 164 WHITNEY K.C. SGT LWG 31708 MERSEBURG
7/20/1944 69 164 NYGAARD R.C. S/SGT RWG 31708 MERSEBURG
7/20/1944 69 164 HALL J. SGT TTE 31708 MERSEBURG
7/20/1944 69 164 COLDIE A.J. SGT ROG 31708 MERSEBURG
7/20/1944 69 164 THOMPSON A.R. LT BOM 31708 MERSEBURG
7/20/1944 69 164 STEWART N.J. LT CP 31708 MERSEBURG
7/20/1944 69 164 MURPHY M.P. LT NAV 31708 MERSEBURG
7/25/1944 25 167 TIAHRT H. LT P 97621 ST LO (GND SUPPORT)
7/25/1944 25 167 DALEY J.M. S/SGT TG 97621 ST LO (GND SUPPORT)
7/25/1944 25 167 BORCHERDT D.L. T/SGT RWG 97621 ST LO (GND SUPPORT)
7/25/1944 25 167 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 97621 ST LO (GND SUPPORT)
7/25/1944 25 167 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 97621 ST LO (GND SUPPORT)
7/25/1944 25 167 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 97621 ST LO (GND SUPPORT)
7/25/1944 25 167 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 97621 ST LO (GND SUPPORT)
7/25/1944 25 167 GOODWIN E.B. LT CP 97621 ST LO (GND SUPPORT)
7/25/1944 25 167 BARASCH M. LT NAV 97621 ST LO (GND SUPPORT)
7/31/1944 25 170 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 102657 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)
7/31/1944 25 170 BARASCH M. LT NAV 102657 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)
7/31/1944 25 170 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 102657 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)
7/31/1944 25 170 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 102657 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)
7/31/1944 25 170 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 102657 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)
7/31/1944 25 170 INGLESTON E.L. T/SGT RWG 102657 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)
7/31/1944 25 170 DALEY J.M. S/SGT TG 102657 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)
7/31/1944 25 170 TIAHRT H. LT P 102657 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)
7/31/1944 25 170 GOODWIN E.B. LT CP 102657 MUNICH (AERO ENGINES)
8/2/1944 25 171 GOODWIN E.B. LT CP 6089 TERGNIER/LAFERE
8/2/1944 25 171 DALEY J.M. S/SGT TG 6089 TERGNIER/LAFERE
8/2/1944 25 171 INGLESTON E.L. T/SGT RWG 6089 TERGNIER/LAFERE
8/2/1944 25 171 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 6089 TERGNIER/LAFERE
8/2/1944 25 171 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 6089 TERGNIER/LAFERE
8/2/1944 25 171 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 6089 TERGNIER/LAFERE
8/2/1944 25 171 BARASCH M. LT NAV 6089 TERGNIER/LAFERE
8/2/1944 25 171 TIAHRT H. LT P 6089 TERGNIER/LAFERE
8/2/1944 25 171 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 6089 TERGNIER/LAFERE
8/3/1944 25 172 INGLESTON E.L. T/SGT RWG 102657 TROYES (RAIL YARD)
8/3/1944 25 172 GOODWIN E.B. LT CP 102657 TROYES (RAIL YARD)
8/3/1944 25 172 BARASCH M. LT NAV 102657 TROYES (RAIL YARD)
8/3/1944 25 172 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 102657 TROYES (RAIL YARD)
8/3/1944 25 172 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 102657 TROYES (RAIL YARD)
8/3/1944 25 172 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 102657 TROYES (RAIL YARD)
8/3/1944 25 172 DALEY J.M. S/SGT TG 102657 TROYES (RAIL YARD)
8/3/1944 25 172 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 102657 TROYES (RAIL YARD)
8/3/1944 25 172 TIAHRT H. LT P 102657 TROYES (RAIL YARD)
8/4/1944 25 173 BARASCH M. LT NAV 102657 HAMBURG (OIL)
8/4/1944 25 173 DALEY J.M. S/SGT TG 102657 HAMBURG (OIL)
8/4/1944 25 173 INGLESTON E.L. T/SGT RWG 102657 HAMBURG (OIL)
8/4/1944 25 173 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 102657 HAMBURG (OIL)
8/4/1944 25 173 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 102657 HAMBURG (OIL)
8/4/1944 25 173 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 102657 HAMBURG (OIL)
8/4/1944 25 173 GOODWIN E.B. LT CP 102657 HAMBURG (OIL)
8/4/1944 25 173 TIAHRT H. LT P 102657 HAMBURG (OIL)
8/4/1944 25 173 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 102657 HAMBURG (OIL)
8/8/1944 25 177 BARASCH M. LT NAV 6089 ST. SYLVIAN
8/8/1944 25 177 DALEY J.M. S/SGT TG 6089 ST. SYLVIAN
8/8/1944 25 177 BORCHERDT D.R. T/SGT RWG 6089 ST. SYLVIAN
8/8/1944 25 177 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 6089 ST. SYLVIAN
8/8/1944 25 177 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 6089 ST. SYLVIAN
8/8/1944 25 177 TIAHRT H. LT P 6089 ST. SYLVIAN
8/8/1944 25 177 GOODWIN E.B. LT CP 6089 ST. SYLVIAN
8/8/1944 25 177 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 6089 ST. SYLVIAN
8/8/1944 25 177 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 6089 ST. SYLVIAN
8/13/1944 25 179 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 38043 NANTES - GASSICOURT
8/13/1944 25 179 DALEY J.M. S/SGT TG 38043 NANTES - GASSICOURT
8/13/1944 25 179 BORCHERDT D.R. T/SGT RWG 38043 NANTES - GASSICOURT
8/13/1944 25 179 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 38043 NANTES - GASSICOURT
8/13/1944 25 179 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 38043 NANTES - GASSICOURT
8/13/1944 25 179 BARASCH M. LT NAV 38043 NANTES - GASSICOURT
8/13/1944 25 179 GOODWIN E.B. LT CP 38043 NANTES - GASSICOURT
8/13/1944 25 179 TIAHRT H. LT P 38043 NANTES - GASSICOURT
8/13/1944 25 179 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 38043 NANTES - GASSICOURT
8/14/1944 25 180 DALEY J.M. S/SGT TG 6089 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)
8/14/1944 25 180 HARDY O.V. S/SGT TTE 6089 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)
8/14/1944 25 180 ROHRER K.W. S/SGT BTG 6089 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)
8/14/1944 25 180 BRAITHWAITE R.E. LT BOM 6089 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)
8/14/1944 25 180 BARASCH M. LT NAV 6089 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)
8/14/1944 25 180 GOODWIN E.B. LT CP 6089 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)
8/14/1944 25 180 TIAHRT H. LT P 6089 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)
8/14/1944 25 180 WEWLER W.R. T/SGT ROG 6089 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)
8/14/1944 25 180 BORCHERDT D.R. T/SGT RWG 6089 LUDWIGHSAVEN (OIL)
Birth: Mar. 1, 1925, USA
Death: Oct. 23, 2011
Martinsburg
Berkeley County
West Virginia, USA
OBITUARY :
KARL W. ROHRER, JR., of Martinsburg, W.Va., passed away Oct. 23, 2011, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Martinsburg, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
He was the son of the late Karl W. Rohrer Sr. and Jeanette Berger Rohrer of Hagerstown.
Karl was a graduate of Hagerstown High School, class of 1943. He was of Protestant faith.
Karl entered military service in February 1943. He flew a combat tour with the 8th U.S. Army Air Forces in Europe. He was a member of the Century Bomber, 100th Bomb Group. He flew as a ball turret gunner on B-17s. In later years of service, he served on the Minuteman missile program as a security noncommissioned officer in Minot, N.D. He retired from the Air Force in January 1972.
Karl was predeceased by his son, Karl W. Rohrer III.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Nelda Brewer Rohrer; a daughter, Wanda Norton; sisters, Ruth Davis and Jeanette Statton, both of Hagerstown; one brother, George Rohrer of Yelm, Wash.; and cousins, nephews and nieces.
At his request, he was cremated. Military honors will be held Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery. A private funeral service will be announced at a later date.
Source : The Herald Mail Newspaper - Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland - Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington
Arlington County
Virginia, USA
MEMO 2:
