Joseph J Szoke
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 14109
Hookem Cow, 42-95120, with M/Sgt McGinn, Crew Chief
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Plane crashed on takeoff. B-24 #42-95120 'Hookem Cow', 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hookem Cow/Betty/Stinky
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Hainford, Norwich, Norfolk NR10, UK | 14 April 1945 | Killed in Hainford, Norfolk, when the B24 "Hookem Cow" crashed shortly after takeoff. |
Born |
Wayne, Michigan | ||
Buried |
Plot F Row 2 Grave 132 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
458th BG website & Page 282 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia