Clarence W Cox

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On 24 August 1944 in A/C #42-97558 'Tis Me Sugar', Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

People

Theodore Graceton Shaw

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14077251 / O-819645
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97558

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tis Me Sugar
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 August 1944

Born

Georgia, USA

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands (Wall of the Missing)

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 24 August 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 8200 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8200 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database