Fred T Cope Jr
MilitaryAssigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wiener Neudorf 26-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Perin; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7141
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-806281
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chattanooga, TN | 16 December 1921 | Son of Pauline Cope. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Forrest, TN | 21 October 1942 | |
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Other Baled out POW |
West of Wiener Neustadt | 26 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wiener Neudorf 26-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Perin; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7141 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 26 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
19 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Hamilton County, TN | 13 June 1998 | |
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Buried |
Chattanooga National Cemetery, TN | 18 June 1998 | Chattanooga National Cemetery Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN |
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Based |
Lucera | 26 July 1944 | Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |