Sr. Airman Rovira was the tail gunner of a B-26C Invader bomber with the 729th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing. On 3 September 1951, while returning from a night intruder mission, as it made the go-around, the aircraft crashed and burned about 1/4 mile from the end of the runway, killing all on board.

Rovira was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.