Wilbur G Cox
MilitaryAssigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Transferred to 1st Pathfinder Sqn, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Euskirchen railroad bridge in B-26 42-95878 'Weary Lera' shot down by flak while leading 322BG crashed in flames near Bohn, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 14626.
Awards: SS, AM(OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
- Service Numbers: 20561189 / O-731219
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 573rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18082726 / O-706986
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32380447
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19132775 / O-768360
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Weary Lera
- Unit: 344th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL, USA | 24 April 1941 | |
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Died Unknown |
Bonn, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Euskirchen railroad bridge in B-26 42-95878 'Weary Lera' shot down by flak while leading 322BG crashed in flames near Bonn, KIA. MACR 14626. |
| Illinois, USA | |||
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Based |
Matching | Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Based |
Andrews Field | 23 December 1944 | Transferred to 1st Pathfinder Sqn, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery St Avold France | ||
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Born |
Vermilion County, IL, USA | Son of Kelly and Marta Cox. |