Gilbert G Cohen
Military
Page 93, 339th Fighter Group History, 1st Edition.
Object Number - UPL 61411 - 339th/504th Pilot Gilbert G Cohen 25 Oct 44 - CTD 30 May 45
Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down over the German/Swiss border rescued and returned to unit via the French Resistance. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, Presidential Unit Citation.
Post war: Lifelong resident of Indianapolis, Gilly spent his postwar career in the floor covering business. 1989 -2004 Owned and ran Gilly's Flooring.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: The Uninvited
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Indianapolis, IN, USA | 23 December 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Lafayette, IN, USA | 10 December 1942 | Lafayette, Indiana |
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Based |
Fowlmere | 25 October 1944 - 30 May 1945 | Assigned to 504FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Crashed |
Coltishall Airfield (CLF), Norwich, UK | 16 February 1945 | Force Landing Engine Failure RAF Coltishall Cat 3 damage Lt Gilbert G Cohen, 16-Feb-45. P-51D 44-14628 - 504FS 339FG 8AF |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 30 May 1945 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Indianapolis, IN, USA | 25 November 2004 | |
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Buried |
Indianapolis, IN 46260, USA | 28 November 2004 | Etz Chaim Cemetery Indianapolis, IN |
Revisions
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
https://www.fold3.com/page/84302889-gilbert-g-cohen/facts
https://www.fold3.com/record/38151516-gilbert-g-cohen
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Cohen%2C+Gilbert…
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?n=gilbert-g-co…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self; Unit History
