Francis Xavier Cousins Jr
Military
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UPL 56172
S/Sgt Francis X. Cousins
Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 24-May-44 in in B-17 42-31306 'Nelson King'; shot down by fighters, crashed Ostprignitz. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5165
Awards: AM, POW, 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: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813794
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nelson King
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 9C
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York City, NY | 1 June 1915 | Son of Francis Xavier Cousins Sr. |
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 15 August 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bad Sulza, Germany | 24 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag IXc. |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Revisions
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5165 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database