Robert E Cope

Military
media-34434.jpeg UPL 34434 Mustang P-51D 44-15101 QI-I, 361FS, 356FG, 8th AF. Assigned to Lt Edward L Faison and then to Lt Robert E Cope.

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Object Number - UPL 34434 - Mustang P-51D 44-15101 QI-I, 361FS, 356FG, 8th AF. Assigned to Lt Edward L Faison and then to Lt Robert E Cope.

Class 43-K in San Antonio, TX; Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF at MH 11/44 to 11/45; flew P-47s & P-51s in 52 x missions for 226 x combat hours; went in Reserves; retired as Capt.



Awards: DFC, (5 OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-15101

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 360th Fighter Squadron 361st Fighter Squadron

44-72982

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 356th Fighter Group 361st Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

9 April 1921 Son of Owen Lovejoy and Anna Laurie [Eagon] Cope.

Enlisted

13 August 1943 Fort Riley Kansas

Based

5 November 1944 Assigned to 361FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

3 February 1945 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Died

16 December 2007

Buried

20 December 2007 Memorial Park Cemetery Tulsa, Tulsa County, OK

Other

End of War

Revisions

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/70711817-robert-e-cope
https://www.fold3.com/page/84634047-robert-e-cope/facts
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79616905/robert-e-cope

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster from ESCORT The 356th Fighter Group Over Europe 1943-1945 by Kent D. Miller / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self

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Object number: UPL 34434 - Mustang P-51D 44-15101 QI-I, 361FS, 356FG, 8th AF...