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HARRY S. COOK CREW - 427th BS
(crew assigned 427BS: 22 June 1944 - photo: 1 July 1944)
(Back L-R) 2Lt Werner G. Warmuth (B-POW), 2Lt Ralph E. Page (N-POW),
2Lt Frederick H. Mason (CP-POW), 1Lt Harry S. Cook (P-KIA)
(Front L-R) Sgt William W. Duggan (WG)(1), S/Sgt Forrest W. Howell (R-POW),
S/Sgt Robert F. Eaglehouse (BT-POW), Sgt Clifford J. Fisher (WG)(2),
S/Sgt Joseph L. Slight (E-KIA), Sgt John L. Smalley (TG-POW/Repr)
Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Squadron
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bitburg on 8/15/44 in B-17 #42-102432, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bitburg on 8/15/44 in B-17 #42-102432, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner
Killed in Action (KIA). Crashed at Bitburg in B-17 42-102432
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bitburg on 8/15/44 in B-17 #42102432
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bitburg on 8/15/44 in B-17 #42-102432, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Bitburg in B-17 #42102432
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bitburg on 8/15/44 in B-17 #42102432
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Bitburg on 8/15/44 in B-17 #42102432
POW
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Presque Is 4/4/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-U] Molesworth 12/4/44; Missing in Action Handorf, Ger 15/8/44 with Harry Cook, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Slight (shot in air), Waist gunner: Jesse...
Military site : airfield
Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 February 2021 14:22:18 | Trey E. N. | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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