Louis M Cowley
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 21297
Louis Cowley - Sioux City, 303rd BG, KIA
Charles D Taylor collection
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
On ferry flight from Labrador to Ireland on 13 Jan 1944, B-17G 42-31604 was forced to ditch in Loch Quich, Inverness, Scotland due to the loss of two engines. RTD.
B-17 42-107048 hit by flak, crashed near Cambrai 12 Jun 1944. Killed in Action (KIA)
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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
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belgium | 12 June 1944 | |
Born |
Sioux City, IA, USA | ||
Buried |
Cook County, IL, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5626 / MACR 5626, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database