Joseph Allen Cowley
Military
Kneeling, from left to right, are TSgt. Russel J. Condry (Radio Operator), TSgt. Lewis E. Baker (Flight Engineer), SSgt. Marius L. Brohard (Right Waist Gunner), SSgt. Earl W, Sonke (Tail Gunner), SSgt. Johnny E, Lovlin (Ball Turret) and SSgt. William J. Lobis (Left Waist Gunner). Standing from left to right, are 2nd Lt. Anthony B. Masa (Navigator), 2nd Lt. Richard N. Cunningham (Pilot), 2nd Lt. Warren Foote (Co-pilot) and 2nd Lt. Joseph A. Crowley (Bombardier). All except for pilot Cunningham and waist gunner Lobis became POWs – Cunningham was able to evade capture and SSgt. Morris L. Tryon (Left Waist Gunner) was a replacement gunner for Lobis on this mission and became a POW.
Object Number - UPL 30970 - In God We Trust. #423425 Shot down 6 September 1943 Kneeling, from left to right, are TSgt. Russel J. Condry (Radio Operator), TSgt. Lewis E. Baker...
Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. 8 x combat missions. Shot down 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-3425 'In God We Trust'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3115
Awards: AM, POW, 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: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32047124 / O-736482
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: In God We Trust
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bonham, Fannin County, TX | 29 October 1918 | Son of J. H. and Billie Ruth [Collins] Cowley. |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX | 6 May 1941 | Dallas, Texas |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 6 September 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Granbury, Hood County, TX | 16 September 1971 | |
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Buried |
Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery Arlington, Tarrant County, TX | 19 September 1971 | Moore Memorial Gardens Cemetery Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas |
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Based |
Knettishall | 6 September 1943 | Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity. Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3115 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database