Earl R Cox

Military

When Cox bailed out over Germany he landed 'smack in the middle of a German Air Force rest camp- those guys were really happy to see me!' In 1988 he helped organise a reunion of ex-POW's of Stalag 1.



Probably flying in 15th AF. Maybe 463rd BG or 463rd BS ??

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'

463rd Bomb Group

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

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

19 July 1944 - 13 June 1945

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

https://www.385thbga.com/wp-content/uploads/Dec-1988_OCR_Optimize.pdf

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=3159&mtch=1&tf=F&q=ea…

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

385th BG newsletter December 1988