Gail Byron Cox
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.
Chas Majeske crew. 34 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, 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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758470
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771995
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: MOS 1035 - Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lawson, Ray County, MO | 20 March 1923 | Son of Rouel and Opal Grace [Denton] Cox. |
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Died |
Lawson, Ray County, MO | 23 October 2006 | |
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Buried |
Lawson Cemetery, Lawson, Ray County, MO | 26 October 2006 | Lawson Cemetery Lawson, Ray County, Missouri |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Enlisted |
Kansas City, MO |
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Sources
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