Roger W. Jamison
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces

On 29 March 1943, First Lieutenant Roger W. Jamison was serving as Pilot of a B-25 Mitchell Bomber in the 82nd Bombardment Squadron, 12th Bombardment Group (Medium), Ninth Air Force.

On that day, 1LT Jamison’s unit was in action against German forces while participating in a bombing mission against enemy targets in the European Theater of Operations. 1LT Jamison’s courageous actions and extraordinary heroism that day earned him, at the cost of his life, the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross.

Medals, Awards and Badges

Distinguished Service Cross
Purple Heart
Air Medal
American Defense Service Medal
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with Arrowhead Pin and 2 Bronze Stars
World War II Victory Medal
Army Air Forces Pilot Badge

Distinguished Service Cross Citation (Synopsis)

The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Roger W. Jamison, First Lieutenant (Air Corps), U.S. Army Air Forces, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as B-25 of a Medium Bomber in the 82d Bombardment Squadron, 12th Bombardment Group (M), NINTH Air Force, while participating in a bombing mission on 29 March 1943, against enemy targets in the European Theater of Operations. The personal courage and devotion to duty displayed by First Lieutenant Jamison on this occasion have upheld the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the 9th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.

Headquarters: Ninth U.S. Army Air Force, General Orders No. 49 (1943)

Memorialization

The remains of First Lieutenant Roger W. Jamison have never been recovered. He is memorialized by having his name inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial in Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56247912/roger-w-jamison