Robert P Cooper

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21292.jpeg UPL 21292 Robert P Cooper - Stuart, 351st BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21292 - Robert P Cooper - Stuart, 351st BG, KIA

Shot down 15 May 1943 in B-17 42-3173 'Spareball. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).



Air Medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3173

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spare ball
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 15 May 1943

Born

Stuart, Iowa, USA

Buried

Revisions

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Sources

Class 43-B book, Douglas Field, Arizona.

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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 15581 / MACR 15581, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey, p. 122, ABMC / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Robert P Cooper: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 21292 - Robert P Cooper - Stuart, 351st BG, KIA