Robert Sydboten McCook

Military

Robert McCook was Co-Pilot of B-24 #42-52191 "Lillie Belle" which was forced to ditch in the North Sea on return from a mission to Genshagen near Berlin on 6 March 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

People

Joseph G Cyr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

William Joseph Gricas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33037722
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Joseph Grayson Halliburton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-690648
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Thomas H Keathley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17159588
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Martin Luther Kiner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33243195
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-52191

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

6 April 1920 Jacksonville, Florida

Enlisted

27 May 1942 Knoxville, Tennessee

Other

Killed In Action (KIA)

6 March 1944 in the loss of B-24 #42-52191
Knoxville, Tennessee

Buried/ Commemorated

Robert McCook rests at the Evergreen Cemetery in Gainesville, Florida

Revisions

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Sources

MACR 2969
WWII Enlistment records
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/27149248/robert-sydboten-mccook

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3969, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces