John W Cowgill

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #4250383 'King Kong'



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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-50383

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: King Kong
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 September 1944

Born

Grand Praire, Texas, USA

Buried

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 September 1944

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Sources

Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, ABMC, MACR 9390, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9390 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database