William F Cole
Military
Object Number - FRE 8222 - Second Lieutenant Owen G Smith (bombardier) , Sergeant Joseph Demmerle (Mechanic) and Technical Sergeant William F. Cole (crew chief) of the 390th...
Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF.
Crew Number 67
Awards: BS, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Farmerville, LA | 1 December 1922 | Son of Frank and Ethel [Ward] Cole. |
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Died |
29 August 2011 | ||
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Buried |
Farmerville Cemetery Farmerville, Union Parish, LA | Farmerville Cemetery Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana | |
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Based |
Framlingham | Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/bombgroup.php?page=1&name=C
