Walter Raymond Avery

Military
media-56294.jpeg UPL 56294 B-24 42-95040 'Silver Streak', 577BS, 392BG

Rear L-R: Jerry Cross (Eng), Del Runton (CP), Pellegrino Cottone (N), Unkn, M/Sgt Jarvis, Alf Cohn (P).

Front L-R: Bill Norton (NG), Myron Kincaid (RO), Will Korpi (WG), Walt Avery (TG), 'Dino' Nogales (WG).

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 56294 - B-24 42-95040 'Silver Streak', 577BS, 392BG Rear L-R: Jerry Cross (Eng), Del Runton (CP), Pellegrino Cottone (N), Unkn, M/Sgt Jarvis, Alf Cohn...

Assigned to 577BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew aboard B-24 Silver Streak. ETD





Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Alfred Jerome Cohn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13121238 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-95040

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Silver Streak
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sharon, VT 21 September 1921 Son of Eugene and Addie Avery

Enlisted

Rutland, VT 31 December 1942 Rutland, Vermont

Died

20 June 1978

Buried

Fort Logan National Cemetery 23 June 1978 Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, Colorado

Based

Wendling Assigned to 577BS, 392BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Removed extra punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/anames.html

Walter Raymond Avery: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 56294 - B-24 42-95040 'Silver Streak', 577BS, 392BG Rear L...

Object number: UPL 56323 - Alfred Cohn and crew. 392BG. Rear L-R: Alf Cohn (P...