Hello! I'm looking for anyone who may have mechanic photos... My grandfather was Emil Rohrer. It may be a long shot but why not. Thank you!
359th 1. replied:
Hi, Tara. I'll take a look. We have a number of photos of mechanics, but many of them don't identify the men. Keep your fingers crossed! Janet Fogg.
359th 1. replied:
Thank you so much for sharing Sgt. Rohrer's photo! Today's post: https://www.facebook.com/120987634620533/photos/a.286587374727224.79235.120987634620533/1016843178368303/?type=3&theater
359th 1. replied:
Tara, I see S/Sgt. Emil O. Rohrer Jr. listed as an A/C mechanic with the 370 th Fighter Squadron, 359 th Fighter Group. His AAF S/N was 33320344. So far, I haven't found a photo, but I'll keep looking.
359th 1. replied:
Tara Ashley, I searched thru the 370th FS History and found these references to your grandfather: 4 Sep 1944: S/Sgts. Greenstein, Kelly, Rohrer, Sgt. Slusser, and Cpl. Blanchard returned to duty from furloughs. 27 Sep 1944: Detached Service RAF Station Catfoss to attend gunnery course: Lt. Windmiller and S/Sgt Emil O. Rohrer, Cpl. Francis E. Maher, and Pfc. Stanley L. Smarkus. 9 Nov 1944: S/Sgt. Rohrer and Cpl. Maher returned to duty from RAF Station Catfoss. 16 Jan 1945: Furloughs: S/Sgts. William L. Kelly, Edward C. O’Brien, and Emil O. Rohrer, Jr., and Sgt. Edward J. Zuchowski. 22 Jan 1945: Furloughs to duty: S/Sgts. Kelly, O’Brien, and Rohrer, and Sgt. Zuchowski. 19 April 1945: Furloughs: S/Sgts. Charles R. Closson, Edward C. O’Brien, and Emil O. Rohrer, Jr. 25 April 1945: Duty from furloughs: S/Sgts. Closson and O’Brien and Rohrer. 6 May 1945: Word received that following EM had been awarded Good Conduct Medal: S/Sgts. Weyman A. Blanchard, William Hagwood, Francis H. Paterno, Emil O. Rohrer, Jr., Sgts. Kenneth M. Coleman, Raymond L. Fredrickson, George R. Kelsey, Walter D. Mc Kee, William C. Pembleton, Edward J. Zuchowski, Cpls. Morris B. Andrews, Hyman Bernfeld, Carl E. Eyre, Philbert H. Hartman, Carl R. Johnson, Dave Nadelle, Bernard J. Olszewski, Norman F. Raeburn, Charles A. Mitchell, and James Scutella, Pfcs. William A. Kindelan, Jesse M. Ochoa, John W. Modica, and Gabriel R. Scialdone.