Edwin F Cockerham

Military

Shot down 12 September 1944 in B-17 #4338352. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

People

James Bartholomew

James Ralph Bartholomew

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37518294
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Robert William Uithoven

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36419961
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

43-38352

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 September 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8870 / MACR 8870, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database