Irving W Cooke
Military ROLL OF HONOURLanding gear collapsed on pre-flight at Gander, Newfoundland on 8 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31890. RTD. Mid-air collision with another B-17 and crashed E of Rouen, FR after the mission to Augsburg, GR was aborted on 18 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-37913. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
18 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, USA | ||
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Buried |
New Jersey | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 18 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3233 / MACR 3233, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database