William R Cook

Military

William was my brother Calvin Cook Bentonville AR used to live in Okla

William body was moved back to Sayre, Okla in March 1949

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37511

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jill's Jalopy
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oklahoma, USA 13 March 1924 born in Okla to William Paul Cook

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 24 August 1944 - 24 August 1944 plane when down number 43-37511 mission 132 Weimar just made SGT bsfore last mission

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William was my brother Calvin Cook Bentonville AR used to live in Okla

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MACR 8204 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database