Elijah Lee Cockrill Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 7552
LT. Elijah Lee Cockrill, Jr.
Bombardier
Crew #627 - Oscar Weeklund Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Bombardier
Crew #627 - Oscar Weeklund Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
466th BG Historian
Shot down by flak and crashed near Britaigny in B-24 'Crippled Bitch 41-29371. Killed in Action (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-690016
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Crippled Bitch
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Norway, Michigan, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Brétigny-sur-Orge, France | 25 June 1944 | |
Buried |
Épinal, France | Plot A Row 26 Grave 62 Epinal American Cemetery Epinal, France | |
Memphis, TN, USA | 726 Merton |
Revisions
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 6723
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 6723 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database