William H Cook
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Grosselfingen on 21 July 1944 in B-24 'Lucky Buck' #42-110158
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lucky Buck
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 August 1944 - 11 January 1946 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
Born |
Queensvillage, New York |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field as the dup person has been removed.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a S/N, a POW event and middle initial per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to A/C #42-110158 listed in the "Summary biography".
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7259