Robert J Cooper
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A49663-K2428.
Object Number - UPL 21354 - Lt. Robert J Cooper, [Chicago, Ill], pilot of a P-51B of the 8th Air Force in England. 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A49663-K2428.
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. While searching for ground targets to strafe, his section turned into enemy fighter force [30+E/A], became detached from formation and was shot down in P-51B 42-106855 near Ully St George, KIA. 18-Aug-44. MACR 8141.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Epinal American Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 27 July 1944 - 18 August 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
60730 Ully-Saint-Georges, France | 18 August 1944 - 18 August 1944 | While searching for ground targets to strafe, his section turned into enemy fighter force [30+E/A], became detached from formation and was shot down in P-51B 42-106855 near Ully St George, KIA. 18-Aug-44. MACR 8141. |
| Chicago, IL, USA | |||
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Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | Interred Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Enlisted |
Illinois, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8141 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
