Harold R Cornwell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 26 July 1943 in B-17 #4230279 'Black Jacker. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

VFW Post 1298 in Bowling Green, KY is named in his honor

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Jack W Daniel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-663868
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30279

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Jacker
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron 551st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Bowman Field (LOU), 2815 Taylorsville Rd, Louisville, KY 40205, USA 24 March 1942

Born

Kentucky, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Mellum, Butjadingen, Germany 26 July 1943
Hardin County, KY, USA

Buried

No Known Grave Tablet of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 191 C / MACR 191C / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database