Lawrence Herbert Cook
MilitaryFront Row L to R: Emmett Bell-B; Donald Caylor-N (KIA); Robert Bangs-CP; Lawrence Cook-P
Dad's Crew Photo
Shot down by fighters and Flak on return from mission to Frankfurt on 4 February 1944 in B-17F #42-30423. Initially evaded, helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Comète evasion network. Arrested through denounciation on 28 March 1944. Prisoner of War (POW). See the story of his evasion at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fcooklh.html
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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: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32363852
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36030654 at enlistment, then O-754310
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13070999 at enlistment, then O-735248
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39307023
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13096872
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Los Angeles, California, USA | 19 April 1918 | |
Enlisted |
31 December 1941 | Los Angeles, California | |
Other Evaded capture |
4 February 1944 - 28 March 1944 | Helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Comète evasion network until his arrest in a false line (KLM). | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
28 March 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 1 in Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : "Returned to Military Control on 9 June 1945." | |
Died |
12 December 2011 | Carlsbad, California | |
Los Angeles, California | |||
Buried |
Lawrence Cook rests at the Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California |
Revisions
MACR 2237
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
WWII Draft Card
VA Gravesite Locator
Research for his page at http://www.evasioncomete.org/fcooklh.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2237 / MACR 2237, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database