Cornelius W Cousland

Military

Commanding Officer of 97th Bombardment Group, 3-Feb-42 to 29-Jul-42.

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Units served with

Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Fort Bragg, NC, USA 29 June 1959 Womack Community Hospital, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Buried

2 July 1959 Arlington National Cemetery, Section 4, Site 2646 Lh

Born

Revisions

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Lee Cunningham 7-Nov-2014. Unit & place connections.

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Lee Cunningham 7-Nov-2014, http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.cousland/3/mb.ashx