Joseph E Cox Jr

Military

Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Keith Hamby crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Tutow mission in B-24 42-52240 9-Apr-44, A/C landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 3925.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-803192
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA 4 September 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other

Interned (INT)

Sweden 9 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Tutow mission in B-24 42-52240 9-Apr-44; A/C landed in Sweden, Interned (INT). MACR 3925

Based

Old Buckenham 9 April 1944 Assigned to 732BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.

Born

Philadelphia County, PA Son of Joseph E Cox Sr.

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Added a Interned (INT) event per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added S/N from records at Fold3.com.
See: https://www.fold3.com/image/29635898

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Added a connection to A/C #42-52240 listed in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3925; In Search of Peace, pg 244