Jarvis Hal Cooper
MilitaryShot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #4229963. Initially evaded, helped by the Belgian COMET evasion network. Arrested on his way to Spain in a train from Paris to Bordeaux, 6 May 1944. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. See his page at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fcooperjh.html.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802105
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682084
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Judy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lakewood, New Jersey, USA | 26 January 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Trenton, New Jersey, United States | 10 June 1942 | Enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 6 May 1944 - 6 June 1945 | Initially evaded; arrested in a train before arriving in Bordeaux, France, 6 May 1944. NARA POW database : "Stalag Luft 1 Barth - returned to military control 6/6/45". |
Died |
Gwynedd, Pennsylvania, United States | 3 March 1996 | |
Lakewood, New Jersey, United States |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records database
NARA WWII POW database
MACR 1977
Research for his page at www.evasioncomete.org
Info from daughter.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1977 / MACR 1977; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 290 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database