Sylvan Cohen

Military

Shot down 30 November 1943 in B-17 #423557. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW/ Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Clusters/ Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-3357

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron 813th Bomb Squadron

42-3557

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Esquire
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

NYC 17 July 1918

Died

2 April 1992

Buried

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Hollland 30 November 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1401 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database