Berlin WW II soldier among those killed in attack covered up by U.S. War Department
BERLIN â Growing up in Berlin, Pierre Rousseau said he heard stories about his Uncle Roland âPatâ Rousseau, who was killed while serving in the Army Air Force in World War II. New research is uncovering the long hidden story of his death and dozens of others in the sinking of the HMT (His Majestyâs Transport) Rohna in 1943.
âI grew up hearing about him from my parents and grandparents,â Rousseau said.
Shortly before Christmas 1943, his grandparents, Adolphe and Georgianna Rousseau were told that T-Sgt. Rousseau was missing in action in North Africa. Rousseau said his grandparents and his father,