Harry L Cotter Jr
Military
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UPL 41900
B-17 42-30340 "Screaming Red Ass" & Crew, 563rd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group
Standing L to R are:
2nd Lt. Harry L. Cotter
1st Lt. William K. Bowler
2nd Lt. Bruno A. Manno
Kneeling from L to R are:
T/Sgt. Denton E. Walthall
T/Sgt. Matthew Bejma
S/Sgt. Willis D. Condren
S/Sgt. Calvin Hoagland
S/Sgt. Roy T. Patterson
S/Sgt. Fred C. Kerr
Standing L to R are:
2nd Lt. Harry L. Cotter
1st Lt. William K. Bowler
2nd Lt. Bruno A. Manno
Kneeling from L to R are:
T/Sgt. Denton E. Walthall
T/Sgt. Matthew Bejma
S/Sgt. Willis D. Condren
S/Sgt. Calvin Hoagland
S/Sgt. Roy T. Patterson
S/Sgt. Fred C. Kerr
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29 missions 1943 - 1944. Most memorable mission: 6 March 1944 -- 1st successful daylight raid on Berlin. I flew off left wing of Group. Leads Captain Brown and Major George flew off his right wing until Brown was shot down by fighter after bombs away en route back to England -- near Dummer Isle I believe. Losses were heavy.
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
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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 |
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Born |
Springfield, Ohio | 5 March 1921 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self