Charles H Cole Jr
Military
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Object Number - UPL 28160 - Capt Charles Cole Jr 20th FG
Flight leader 77th FS
POW-downed by FW-190 while straffing near Gottingen, Germany on 25 Feb 1945 in P-51D s/n 44-72160 KI+K "Little Lady".
MACR 12706.
5 air kills and 6 ground kills.
Lt Col USAF retired
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Missouri, USA | 27 September 1920 | Son of Charles H Snr and Eva L Cole. |
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Enlisted |
881 McClellan Ave, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA | 31 October 1941 | Fort Leavenworth Kansas |
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Based |
Kings Cliffe | 28 September 1944 - 23 February 1945 | Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 30 December 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Based |
Kings Cliffe | 23 February 1945 - 25 February 1945 | Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Prisoner of war |
Germany | 25 February 1945 | Prisoner of war. |
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Other Shot down |
Göttingen, Germany | 25 February 1945 | Downed by FW-190 while straffing near Gottingen, Germany on 25 Feb 1945 in P-51D s/n 44-72160 KI+K "Little Lady". |
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Died |
Peoria, AZ, USA | 31 October 2003 | |
| St Joseph, MO, USA | |||
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Buried |
Sunland Memorial Park, Mortuary & Cremation Center, 15826 N Del Webb Blvd, Sun City, AZ 85351, USA | Sunland Memorial Park Sun City Maricopa County, AZ | |
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Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | Promoted to Captain. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 12706 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12706, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
