John T Cooper Jr
MilitaryRear L-R: 2Lt Francis R Taub, 2Lt John T Cooper Jr, 2Lt Charles Peckham Johnson
Front R-L: S/Sgt Warren F Chrisman, Sgt James Paul Spencer, Sgt James L. Hollowell, S/Sgt Chester Stanley Maluchnik, S/Sgt Michael A Dugan Jr, Sgt Elmer D McWilliams
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 18 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-17 43-39160; Shot down by ME262's, crashed near Westerade on 20-Mar-45 Held A/C level along with pilot for crew to bale out, last seen on catwalk to escape hatch. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13569
Awards: PH.
See more at : http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/341.pdf
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17132322 / O-779002
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mercy's Madhouse
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 422nd Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Memphis, Tennessee, USA | 23 September 1923 | Son of John T Snr and Julia A Cooper. |
Enlisted |
Mempis, TN | 5 December 1942 | |
Died |
Westerade, Germany | 20 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg in B-17 43-39160; Shot down by ME262's, crashed near Westerade on 20-Mar-45 KIA MACR 13569 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 20 March 1945 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Calvary Cemetery, Memphis, TN | Re-Interred Calvary Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, TN |
Revisions
Merged information from duplicate record to include details Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13569 / MACR 6541
Merged information from duplicate entry to include details from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13569 / MACR 6541
Correction to surname and suffix.
Updates to biography from details at :
http://www.303rdbg.com
MACR 13569 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database