John Philip Cowger
Military
Object Number - UPL 67736 - 2nd Lt John P. Cowger
Assigned to 734BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. 19 x missions. Mid air collision and crashed at Darmsheim on 21-Jul-44 in B-24 42-95171 Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 453rd Bomb Group wait on a jeep. Letter enclosed with print: '[Left to Right] James E Terwilliger- Waist Gunner, Luhter M Clark- Co-pilot, Carl Powell- Navigator, Lattie P Head- Nose Gunner, Nicholas Radosevich- Pilot, Edmund M Survilla- Tail Gunner, Lt ? Lee- Bombardier (Robert Burgess was the Bombardier on the original crew), Joseph D Craft- Radio operator, Robert Victor- Waist Gunner, Robert O Hanson- Engineer- Top Turret. Original Cadre- Model (Crew #41) 734th Squadron, 453rd Bomb](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380672.jpg.webp?itok=L5hegKpe)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693033
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Diana-Mite
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 9C
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Carden Bottoms, Arkansas | 18 April 1922 | BornCarden Bottoms, Arkansas |
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Enlisted |
16 June 1943 | ||
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag IXC, Bad Sulza, Germany | 21 July 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag IXC |
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Other Discharged |
16 August 1946 | ||
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Died |
Dardanelle, Arkansas | 1 March 2010 | DiedDardanelle, Arkansas |
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Buried |
Brearley Cemetery Dardanelle, Arkansas | 24 July 2010 | InterredBrearley CemeteryDardanelle, Arkansas |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Wall of Valor form /MACR 7253, The Liberator Men of Old Buc
