Herbert S Cox Jr
Military
Frank E. Wolf Crew/B.B. Skaggs Crew
466th BG - 785th and 786th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: Kenneth C. Trescott (LWG), Carrol H. Lawrence (R/O), Loren D. Caskey (RWG), Vernon L. Zoff (TG), Eugene A. Lang (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Frank E. Wolf (P), James H. Johnson (CP), Joseph H. Mollengraft (B), Herbert S. Cox (FE)
It appears that Wolf never lead this crew into combat. B.B. Skaggs took over the crew as pilot and Marney Mason took over as co-pilot. The crew with Skaggs and Mason in the cockpit were shot down on their 2nd mission, 11 April 1944. Herbert Cox was the only man to survive the shoot down. He was made P.O.W. The original co-pilot, James H. Johnson was KIA exactly one month later when he was shot down the John C. MacDonald Crew (Crew #519) exactly one month later on 11 May 1944. Frank Wolf was returned to flying status and led crew #548 for 27 missions from August 1944 to January 1945.
466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 17426 - Crew #512/620 Frank E. Wolf Crew/B.B. Skaggs Crew 466th BG - 785th and 786th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: Kenneth C. Trescott (LWG),...
Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52582, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-25526
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-806025
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Worry Bird
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 April 1944
- Date: 9 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, KS, USA | 7 October 1942 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Braunau am Inn, Austria | 20 April 1944 | Stalag 17b |
|
Born |
Sedalia, Missouri, USA | ||
|
Other Shot Down |
Oschersleben, Germany | 11 April 1944 | |
| Sedalia, MO 65301, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Updated label for POW event.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3845 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database