Edward Louis Cobb
Military
Object Number - UPL 31588 - Lt Cogwell and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. 16...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. On 30-Jul-43, crashed into North Sea 22 miles off Felixstowe, England on return from raid on Kassel, Germany in B-17 42-29738 'Upstairs Maid'. Picked up by British Air Sea Rescue and returned to base. All survived, with serious injury only to Navigator Ed Cobb. Shot down 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-39795 "Woman's Home Companion". Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1674.
Awards: POW, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20321821 / O-734072
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Upstairs Maid
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Woman's Home Companion
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: BOB’S BOUDOIR, Lady Luck
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | 17 January 1921 | Son of Albert Willis and Emily Margaret [Stegemeyer] Cobb. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, Newport, KY | 27 March 1942 | Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 30 December 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
14 May 1962 | ||
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Based |
Molesworth | 30 December 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Key Image ID.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1674 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor, MACR 1674, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 208, 291 Lady Luck