Harry J Cook Jr

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed near Biltburg on 8/15/44 in B-17

"Bad Penny" #42-31183



POW

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Two airmen of the 303rd Bomb Group admire a pin up painted on the tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (BN-Y, serial number 42-31183). Handwritten caption on reverse: 'BN-Y. 'Bad Penny'? 91.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bad Penny
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

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Born

Kirkville, New York    

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8170