Russell Henry Cook Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 10 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Chowhound mission to Netherlands in B-17 44-8640; crashed into North Sea off Benacre Ness. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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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: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12077925 / O-831280
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Section 8
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wakefield, VA | 14 October 1924 | Son of Russell Henry Sr and Susie Irene [Wynn] Cook. |
Enlisted |
Roanoke, VA | 15 June 1943 | Roanoke, Virginia |
Died |
Off Benacre Ness | 7 May 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Chowhound mission to Netherlands in B-17 44-8640; crashed into North Sea off Benacre Ness. KIA |
Buried |
Evergreen Burial Park Roanoke, Roanoke City, VA | Evergreen Burial Park Roanoke, Roanoke City, Virginia | |
Based |
Horham | 7 May 1945 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia