James Edward Cooper
MilitaryAssigned to 840BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Jim Preston crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Nis, Yugoslavia in B-17 42-5786 'Whizzer II' 15-Apr-44. A/C hit by flak in radio room causing massive fire and disintegration. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 3909
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 840th Bomb Squadron 483rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 15171188 / O-690979
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Whizzer II
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 840th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Raleigh, North Carolina | 7 April 1924 | BornRaleigh, North Carolina |
Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, North Carolina | 2 February 1943 | EnlistedFort Bragg, North Carolina |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Nis, Yugoslavia | 15 August 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)Nis, Yugoslavia |
Buried |
Inwood Baptist Church Cemetery Raleigh, North Carolina | 1 January 1948 | Re-InterredInwood Baptist Church CemeteryRaleigh, North Carolina |