Joseph K Cook
Military
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Object Number - UPL 15414 - On the outside wall of Tesco's at Sudbury.
Born in Plymouth, Indiana, the County Seat of Marshall County. Prior to Military Service, he worked for the Indiana Motor Bus Company. He registered for the Army on June 30, 1942.
Killed when B-17 #43-38137 crashed on takeoff at Woodhall Farm, Sudbury on 15 October 1944.
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 835th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Tescos at Sudbury
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Died |
Sudbury, Suffolk | 15 October 1944 | |
|
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | Plot F Row 6 Grave 104 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Find A Grave Memorial# 56288739
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American Battle Monuments Commission
Eighth Air Force Bomber Stories, Ian McLachlan & Russell J Zorn, ©1991, 2012
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.486th.org roster
