John T Cooper Jr

Military
media-37407.jpeg UPL 37407 "Lt Taub and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 1 February 1945."

Rear 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

Object Number - UPL 37407 - "Lt Taub and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 1 February 1945." Rear L-R: 2Lt...

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

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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

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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

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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

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MACR 13569 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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