Paul Garfield Cosandier

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Photo of Paul Cosandier from newspaper

Object Number - UPL 41262

Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Tours 24-Jun-44 in B-17 42-102585 'The Betty L'; flak hit in radio room, crashed Valleres-le-Hay, 12 miles SW of Tours, France; Killed in Action (KIA) - MACR 6534.



Awards: PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Harris Chandler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14155942 / T-123924
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Victor Roger Romasco

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11070166 / O-814558
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-102585

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Betty L
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lincoln, Nebraska, USA 15 December 1924 Son of Paul Amos and Kittie Marie [Garfield] Cosandier.

Died

Valleres-le-Hay, France 24 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Tours 24-Jun-44 in B-17 42-102585 'The Betty L'; flak hit in radio room, crashed Valleres-le-Hay, 12 miles SW of Tours, France; KIA MACR 6534

Based

Ridgewell 24 June 1944 Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Plot D Row 21 Grave 42

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56643484/paul-garfield-cosandier

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Sources

381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, MACR 6534 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6534 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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