Irving Cohen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21284.jpeg UPL 21284 Irving Cohen - Council Bluffs, 452nd BG,KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21284 - Irving Cohen - Council Bluffs, 452nd BG,KIA

Shot down 25 November 1944 in B-17 42-97534 'Patches', Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Personnel of the 96th Bomb Group look on as photographers photograph a B-17 Flying Fortress (MZ-A, serial number 42-97534). On reverse: Not To Be Published [Stamp].

42-97534

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Patches
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 25 November 1944

Born

Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Buried

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Corrected the plane model number to B-17 from B-13.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

ABMC, MACR 11049 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11049 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21284 - Irving Cohen - Council Bluffs, 452nd BG,KIA