John William Cozad

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. killed in training accident mid air collision flying P-51D 44-13662 Killed in Training Accident (KITA).



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-106934

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 496th Fighter Training Group 503rd Fighter Squadron 504th Fighter Squadron 555th Fighter Training Squadron

44-13662

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 503rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Portland, OR, USA 25 April 1924 Son of John E and Zora Hess Cozad.

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA, USA 9 September 1942

Other

Crashed

Fowlmere, Royston SG8, UK 8 July 1944 Mid Air Collision Landing Fowlmere/Sta 378 Cat 3 damage 2Lt John W Cozad, 8-Jul-44. P-51B 42-106934 - 503FS 339FG 8AF

Died

Glatton, Huntingdon PE28 5RR, UK 25 July 1944 Killed in Training (KIT)

Other

Crashed

Glatton, Huntingdon PE28 5RR, UK 25 July 1944 Fatal Mid Air Collision 4 miles West Glatton Cat 5 damage 2Lt John W Cozad KITA, 25-Jul-44. P-51D 44-13662 - 503FS 339FG 8AF

Buried

26 July 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Based

Fowlmere 25 July 1944 Assigned to 503FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF.
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Revisions

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Sources

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https://www.fold3.com/image/630196363
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list