Warren W Cole

Military

Shot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-30782. Evaded (EVD) to Spain. Was on Willard Reed crew.



Warren died in Richmond VA 15th January 1988.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30782

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Peoria, Illinois, USA 15 June 1927

Died

15 January 1988 (aged 60)

Other

Evaded (EVD)

Germany 11 January 1944

Buried

Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Oakwood Cemetery Section 78

Revisions

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Updated the Born event, and Added Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 176051919.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176051919/warren-w.-cole

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Changed the label for a POW event to “Evaded (EVD)” per info in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorHelen
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306th Echoes Jan '94

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1931 / MACR 1931, 8th AF Losses, First Over Germany pg. 193-5 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…