Frederick C Cook
MilitaryAssigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Hit by flak and was returning on one engine. Crash landing due to lack of fuel 1 mile south of Friston. 17-Jun-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (5OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34146657 / O-400392
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Lucky Star
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD, USA | 15 January 1942 | |
Died |
1 mile Sth Friston, Saxmundham, UK | 17 June 1944 | Hit by flak and was returning on one engine. Crash landing due to lack of fuel 1 mile south of Friston. 17-Jun-44. KIA. |
Buried |
18 June 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
Maryland, USA | |||
Based |
Rivenhall | 17 June 1944 | Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Born |
Baltimore, MD, USA | Son of Victor I and Elizabeth Cook. |
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