Kenneth Cosby
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 14987 - Kenneth Cosby
KOM. B-17 #42-31123 took off on mission to Germany. When it failed to gain flying speed and was banking to turn, it stalled and crashed at Redlingfield, Suffolk.
Full details on the crash and crew at
http://redlingfield.onesuffolk.net/home/local-history/the-second-world-…
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16058262 and O-738966
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32440133
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32291509
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13131817
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19056054 and O-675123
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Ohio | 16 July 1921 | |
|
Enlisted |
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | 10 September 1942 | |
|
Died |
Redlingfield, Eye, Suffolk IP23, UK | 19 November 1943 | |
|
Buried |
New Albany, IN, USA | 8 April 1949 | New Albany National Cemetery New Albany Floyd County Indiana, USA Plot: B, 482-A Six are buried in one casket: Gail Richmond, Charles Phinney, Julius Torok, Warren Strawn, Gordon Sorensen, and Kenneth Cosby |
|
Born |
Montgomery County, Ohio, United States |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 377 / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php
