World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Roger Airgood
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lafayette, Indiana
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
RADIO OPERATING INSTRUCTOR AND A TELETYPE MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTOR. ENTERED PILOT TRAINING IN JUNE 1942. RECEIVED HIS WINGS AND COMMISSION ON MARCH 20, 1943 AND WAS A TWIN-ENGINE PILOT FLYING C-47S AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT. ASSIGNED TO TROOP CARRIER TRAINING IN ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA AND MAXTON, NORTH CAROLINA. ARRIVED IN BOTTESFORD, ENGLAND IN JANUARY 1944 THEN MOVED TO MEMBURY FIELD IN BERKSHIRE WHERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 79TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON. FLEW PARATROOPERS INTO NORMANDY ON THE EVE OF THE D-DAY INVASIONS.