Maurice Patrick Cotter
Military
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A bomber crew of the 93rd Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23722) nicknamed "Bomerang".
Printed caption on reverse: '506535 AC - England - These airman headed the Consolidated B-24 "Bomerang" out across the Atlantic in early Sept. 1942 ... the first transatlantic formation flight in history. The "pioneer" heavy bombardment group was led by Brig Gen Edward J (Ted) Timberlake, Jr., of St Patersburg, Fla. This crew took the bomber into combat over Lille, France, on 9 October 1942; mastered "Bomerang" for 23 missions. Left to right; Capt John E Stewart of Ambler, Pa., pilot; Capt George W Bailey of Los Angeles, Calif., co-pilot 1 Lt Gerald F Cunningham of Haverhill Mass., Navigator; Capt Benjamin Klose of San Antonio Texas, bombardier;T/Sgt Herbert B Hape, of Evansville, Ind., radio operator; T/Sgt Herbert B. Daly, Ventondala, Pa., engineer-gunner; Sgt Robert D Scott of Anderson, Ind., Waist gunner, Sgt Joe M Cuellar, Jr., of San Gabriel, Calif., turret gunner; S/Sgt Maurice P Cotter of Yarmo, Calif., waist gunner; and S/Sgt Homer O Sheetz of Sheals, Ind., tail gunner. "Bomerang" Consolidated B-24 Liberator. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '382BS/ 93BG.' Roger Freeman Collection
Printed caption on reverse: '506535 AC - England - These airman headed the Consolidated B-24 "Bomerang" out across the Atlantic in early Sept. 1942 ... the first transatlantic formation flight in history. The "pioneer" heavy bombardment group was led by Brig Gen Edward J (Ted) Timberlake, Jr., of St Patersburg, Fla. This crew took the bomber into combat over Lille, France, on 9 October 1942; mastered "Bomerang" for 23 missions. Left to right; Capt John E Stewart of Ambler, Pa., pilot; Capt George W Bailey of Los Angeles, Calif., co-pilot 1 Lt Gerald F Cunningham of Haverhill Mass., Navigator; Capt Benjamin Klose of San Antonio Texas, bombardier;T/Sgt Herbert B Hape, of Evansville, Ind., radio operator; T/Sgt Herbert B. Daly, Ventondala, Pa., engineer-gunner; Sgt Robert D Scott of Anderson, Ind., Waist gunner, Sgt Joe M Cuellar, Jr., of San Gabriel, Calif., turret gunner; S/Sgt Maurice P Cotter of Yarmo, Calif., waist gunner; and S/Sgt Homer O Sheetz of Sheals, Ind., tail gunner. "Bomerang" Consolidated B-24 Liberator. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '382BS/ 93BG.' Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 3428BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13031127 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Bomerang
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Los Angeles, CA | 28 March 1921 | Son of Maurice Cotter Sr. |
Enlisted |
Presidio Of Monterey, CA | 18 October 1941 | Presidio Of Monterey California |
Other Discharged USAAF |
24 July 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Amarillo, TX | 26 June 1986 | |
Buried |
Llano Cemetery, Amarillo,TX | 29 June 1986 | Llano Cemetery Amarillo, Randall County, TX |
Yermo, CA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia