Ford Chester Cowherd
MilitaryShot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29559 'Stupntakit'. Evaded capture with the help of the Belgian COMETE evasion network. See Ford Cowherd's page athttps://www.evasioncomete.be/fcowherfc.html, with links to other evadees on his crew.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33261416
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19040558 and O-729796
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot / Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063087 and O-733617
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32351637
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Engineer / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13031786
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Radio Operator / Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stupntakit
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States | 9 May 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky, United States | 14 November 1941 | Enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps |
Other Evaded |
Belgium, France, Spain | 17 August 1943 - 18 October 1943 | Landed in parachute near Testelt, Belgium. Was helped on his way to Spain by Belgian and French patriots. Reached Gibraltar and arrived back in England on 18 October 1943. See his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fcowherfc.html |
Died |
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | 20 February 2005 | |
Buried |
Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 278 / MACR 278; Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database