Irl Ray Cosby Jr
Military
Photo Recon Pilot
7th PRG - 22nd PRS
Object Number - UPL 44953 - 1LT Irl Ray Cosby Photo Recon Pilot 7th PRG - 22nd PRS
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
![Photographic officers of the 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group look through camera lenses infront of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Esten Illustrated.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 8 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273528.' [Censor no.]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380976.jpg.webp?itok=b-IRYuYJ)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
- Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Nicknames: The Florida Gator
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
- Aircraft Type: F-5 Lightning
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 22nd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Spokane, WA | 20 October 1922 | |
|
Other Assigned to the 7th PRG |
Mount Farm Airfield, UK | 17 April 1944 | |
|
Died |
Lynnwood, WA | 28 August 2015 | |
|
Buried |
Lynnwood, WA | 31 August 2015 | Floral Hills Cemetery Lynnwood, Snohomish County, Washington, USA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/27767982/person/506764…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154784765/irl-ray-cosby
"Eyes of The Eighth" - Patricia Fussell Keen
page 106
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
7th Photo Recon Group Master Directory, 6 June 1996 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
