Kenneth Davis Cottrell Sr
Military
Dave Wentzel
Carolinas Aviation Museum
Object Number - UPL 24225 - 1st Lt. Kenneth D. Cottrell
Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort Bremmen in P-51 44-14702 'Miss Donna' suffered engine failure , baled out and landed in the Netherlands. 24-Feb-45. Evaded (EVD). Returned to military control 10-May-45.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME (battle star).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 55th Fighter Group 338th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Newark, New Jersey | 9 September 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ, USA | 17 November 1942 | |
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Based |
Wormingford | 18 January 1945 - 10 May 1945 | Assigned to 338FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Evaded |
Netherlands | 24 February 1945 - 10 May 1945 | Evaded capture (EVD). |
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Other Baled out |
Netherlands | 24 February 1945 | Mechanical failure on 24-Feb-45 in P-51 44-14702 'Miss Donna'. Bailed out and landed in the Netherlands. Evaded. |
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Died |
Rural Retreat, VA, USA | 4 November 2016 | |
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Other Promotion |
Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3SD, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12621 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / WWW.55th.org roster / self
