Warren W Cole
MilitaryShot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-30782. Evaded (EVD) to Spain. Was on Willard Reed crew.
Warren died in Richmond VA 15th January 1988.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Peoria, Illinois, USA | 15 June 1927 | |
Died |
15 January 1988 | (aged 60) | |
Other Evaded (EVD) |
Germany | 11 January 1944 | |
Buried |
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA | Oakwood Cemetery Section 78 |
Revisions
Updated the Born event, and Added Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 176051919.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176051919/warren-w.-cole
Changed the label for a POW event to “Evaded (EVD)” per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1931 / MACR 1931, 8th AF Losses, First Over Germany pg. 193-5 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…