Clyde J Cottle Jr
MilitaryShot down over Mannheim 13 January 1945 in B-17 #44-6166 'Red'. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The red - red ass, the devil himself
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 January 1945
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Duplin County, NC, USA | 24 December 1942 | |
Other Crashed |
Pirmasens, Germany | 13 January 1945 | See more at : http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/301.pdf |
Died |
Surf City, NC, USA | 8 January 2014 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 January 1945 | Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12 |
Revisions
Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Merged information from duplicate entry to include details drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 11572
Additional details from http://www.303rdbg.com
MACR 11572 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database