Dewey A Cooper Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) on 13th mission, 8 September 1944 in A/C #42-31560. Crashed near Thionville (mechanical failure, flak). 

AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31560

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hot Rocks
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

5 November 1924

Other

Killed in action

8 September 1944

Buried

Revisions

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

Added some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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MACR 10534

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10534