Howard Cohen
Military ROLL OF HONOURWas on board B-24 #42-51098, which collided on 16 August 1944 above Zerbst, Germany, with B-24 #42-52447 of the same Squadron. Crashed near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany, about 200m from the crash location of 447. Killed In Action (KIA).
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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: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12169851
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32078302
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34451524
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-818860
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-713176
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 16 August 1944 | in the crash of B-24 #42-51098 near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, D11 24 | 17 August 1944 | in a common grave at the Mosigkau cemetery |
Born |
Perry, Michigan, USA | ||
Buried |
Howard Cohen rests at Plod D, Row 11, Grave 24 |
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Sources
Birsic, ABMC, MACR 8432, 2AD Roll of Honor, History of the 445th Bomb Group by Rudolph Birsic / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8432 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database