Lewis B Cowherd

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

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

Places

Aerial photograph of St Mawgan airfield looking south, the technical site with a T2 hangar is on the left, 18 December 1946. Photograph taken by No. 82 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CPE/UK/1904. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

St Mawgan

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Trebelzue (the original airfield here and to the right of this photo you can just see the Western edge of Trebelzue airfield.

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Bowman Field (LOU), 2815 Taylorsville Rd, Louisville, KY 40205, USA 3 April 1942

Died

St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall TR8, UK 23 October 1943 Shortly after a night take off from RAF Saint Mawgan, en route from Florida to RAF Seething, Norfolk, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. All 11 crew members were killed.

Buried

28 October 1943 Plot B Row 5 Grave 16 Cambridge American Cemetery (date of interment is approximate)

Born

Kentucky, USA
Shelby County, KY, USA

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Sources

http://www.baaa-acro.com/1943/archives/crash-of-a-consolidated-b-24j-5-…