Captain Harry R. Ankeny's Combat Diary
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(43) RICE, DON H. 1st. Lt. O-745507
(Mrs. Marion B. Rice, mother
228 Milton, San Gabriel, Calif.)
Don was shot down on his 2nd mission. He got
one plane and its buddy got him, was a P.W.
until the camps were opened at the end of war.
Went down Febr. 24 '44,
(41) ROBERSON, ARUAL J. CAPT. O-745510
(Mrs. Nellie B. Roberson, mother
8112 10th Ave., Los Angeles, Calif.)
Robbie got 8+1/2 planes during his tour and
got thru without a scratch.
(45) ROUGHGARDEN, JAMES E. 1st. Lt.
(Mrs. Anna Frey, mother
287 Hobart Ave., Haledon, N. J.)
An early replacement. Finished his tour OK
and went up to Gax Hill for a while after
tour.
(46) RYDBERG, ELMER D. 1st. Lt. O-745519
(Mrs. Inga A. Rydberg, mother
1964 Courtland Dr., Des Moines, Iowa.)
Went down in the channel during bad weather
with Dan Perron on April 11 '44.
(47) SMITH,ALDEN E. 1st. Lt.
(Mrs. Edna L. Smith, mother
15 Troy St., W. Hartford, Conn.)
Was wounded when he traded passes with some
ME110's. Got six planes to his credit and.
finished tour OK.
(48) STARKEY, RODNEY M. 1st. Lt.
(Mrs. Louis Starkey, mother
BOX 89, Yermo, Calif.)
Shot down a British Mosquito on a mission
and was taken off operations for a month. Was
with me when we strafed an airfield in Northern
Germany. Finished his tour OK.
(49) VOGEL, K. J. 1st. Lt. O-745553
(Mr. Henry J. Vogel, dad
Box 177, Longmont, Colo.)
K.J. was killed by enemy planes near Munich,
Germany. Had plenty tough luck getting started
on operations, cracking up three planes, but was
good flyer.
Copyright © 1996, Harry R. Ankeny