Louis M Cowley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21297.jpeg UPL 21297 Louis Cowley - Sioux City, 303rd BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21297 - Louis Cowley - Sioux City, 303rd BG, KIA

On ferry flight from Labrador to Ireland on 13 Jan 1944, B-17G 42-31604 was forced to ditch in Loch Quich, Inverness, Scotland due to the loss of two engines. RTD.



B-17 42-107048 hit by flak, crashed near Cambrai 12 Jun 1944. Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tangerine
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 452nd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Belgium 12 June 1944

Born

Sioux City, IA, USA

Buried

Cook County, IL, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5626 / MACR 5626, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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