Edward Hunter Cole
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 55648 - Edward Hunter Cole
Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 20-Dec-43 in B-17 42-30648 'Woolaroc', Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1710
Awards: American Campaign and Defense Medals, EAME (1 x Battle Star), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Woolaroc
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Baltimore City, MD | 27 July 1917 | Son of Arthur Lee and Fannie [Roberts] Cole. |
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Enlisted |
Pikesville, MD | 3 February 1941 | Pikesville, Maryland |
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Died |
Stapelmoor, Germany | 20 December 1943 | Shot down 20-Dec-43 in B-17 42-30648 'Woolaroc', Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1710 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Podington | 20 December 1943 | Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Section D: Row 17: Grave 2 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1710 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
