Henry Cowan Jr

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media-37752.jpeg UPL 37752 Flight Crew - Vernon Kirk Vernon E Kirk collection

These photo's were given to me by my Dad years ago.

Object Number - UPL 37752 - Flight Crew - Vernon Kirk

Joined squad 25 October 1944. Shot down 2 December 1944 in B-17 42-50805. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-50725

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

42-50805

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

killed in action

2 December 1944

Born

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/lundyroh.pdf

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10834

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Object number: UPL 37752 - Flight Crew - Vernon Kirk