Name: |
ROOD |
Given Name: |
EUGENE |
Initials: |
E |
Service No: |
206010V |
Rank: |
LieutenantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Air Force |
Unit: |
31 Sqdn.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1944-07-26Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Death 2: |
1944-07-27 |
Age: |
27 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, 8 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down and crashed into Adriatic Sea while on return flight from the Romano Americana Oil Refinery at Ploesti, Romania, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #KG826 |
Additional Information: |
Son of Hubert Russell and Christina Maria Rood; husband of Ester Elena Rood, of Springs, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Bethlehem, Orange Free State. Employed in ventilation department of East Geduld Mine at Springs |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2019-04-06