Shelby W Cook

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near St Goar on 9/25/44 in B-17 'Lucky Me' #4231570

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (serial number 42-31614), (VP-P, serial number 42-32025) nicknamed "Dreambaby", and (VP-W) of the 381st Bomb Group fly in formation during a practice mission.

42-31570

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucky Me
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Allentown, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 25 September 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10203 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database