William Howell Cocke Jr

Military

William Howell Cocke, Jr. was born to West Point graduate of 1918 William Howell Cocke, Sr.

W.H. Cocke, Jr. was shot down by the Russians over Grodzisk, Poland, March 18th, 1945.

He lost one crew member, Sgt. William Martsch. He and his crew were shuttled from camp to camp always under guard and finally to areas in Russia itself. It took my father 10 weeks to make it back to his group. Fielding L. Cocke



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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kentucky Winner
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Houston, Texas, USA 4 April 1923

Other

Returned (RTD)

Russia 18 March 1945

Revisions

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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the sutname field to the suffix field.

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Fielding L. Cocke
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MACR 13141 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database