James Sutton Cobb
Military
media-26264.jpeg
UPL 26264
Lt William H Wheeler and crew of the 401st Bomb Sqn, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside The Boeing B-17 42-29816 "The Eager Beaver". England.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10658-C62772AC.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10658-C62772AC.
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #425069 'Our Gang. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
My Father in law, a quiet man that loved his home and family of course. Married his wife Deane late in life about 10 years after the War ended for him. Raised two Daughters Elizabeth and Katherine. Lived most of his life 2 blocks away from the place he was born.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Gang
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
|||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 281 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database