George Francis Cosgrove

Military

Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) St Avord in B-17 42-97199 28-Apr-44; flak KO'd No.3 engine and set wing on fire, crashed St Avord. Baled out Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 4235



Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Carroll Cater

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-805755
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97199

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Highland Park, NJ 27 September 1920 Son of George Aloysius and Annie M [Bell] Cosgrave.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 28 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Baled out POW

28 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) St Avord in B-17 42-97199 28-Apr-44; flak KO'd No.3 engine and set wing on fire, crashed St Avord. Baled out POW MACR 4235

Died

19 August 2003

Buried

Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, FL 21 August 2003 Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida

Based

Bassingbourn 28 April 1944 Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28621066
https://www.fold3.com/image/607657373
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49419774/george-francis-cosgrove

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to Stalag Luft Ill per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4235 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database