Walter A Cookin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Downed by enemy fighters and crashed in Bay of Biscay 5 Jan 1944. Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39816

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Vermont Lady
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 5 January 1944

Born

Corinth, Michigan, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;\
- MACR 2013;
- Snetterton Falcons pg 97

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2013 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database