William A Cox

Military
UPL 79353 UPL 79353 1st Scouting Force pilots in front of William A Cox's "G.I.Jive" From L – R: Capt. Phil Algar, Lt. Cliff Buckles, Lt. Bill Cox, Capt. Dwight Hartman, Lt. Bill Schofield, Lt. Fred Brown, and Lt. Frank Hoder. “G.I.Jive” now seen in the newly adopted 1SF nose band.

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Object Number - UPL 79353 - 1st Scouting Force pilots in front of William A Cox's "G.I.Jive" From L – R: Capt. Phil Algar, Lt. Cliff Buckles, Lt. Bill Cox, Capt. Dwight...

Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred 1SF, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-13699

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: G.I.Jive
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 357th Fighter Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)

Places

Aerial photography of Honington airfield looking south, the technical site with four C-type hangars and bomb dump are at the top, 21 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1589. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Honington

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: RAF Honington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Based

Steeple Morden 19 April 1944 - 18 September 1944 Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Transferred 364th Fighter Group

Honington 18 September 1944 Transferred 1SF, 364FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Promotion

Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.
Independence, MO, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

William A Cox: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 22514 - 1st Scouting Force pilots in front of William A...

Object number: UPL 22516 - Lt. William A Cox. SFX/1SF (ex 355th FG). P-51D 44...