Ennis Cox
MilitaryAssigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Kethley crew. Shot down 12-Aug-43 in B-17 42-5787 'Billie Kay', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 262
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18074396 / O-665314
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rock Port, MO | 22 November 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
St Louis, MO | 30 March 1942 | St Louis, Missouri |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 12 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
21 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Colorado Springs, CO | 17 March 2014 | |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 12 August 1943 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 262 / MACR 262, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp 142, 227 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database