Frederick C Cook

Military

Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Hit by flak and was returning on one engine. Crash landing due to lack of fuel 1 mile south of Friston. 17-Jun-44. Killed in Action (KIA).



Awards: AM (5OLC), PH.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34146657 / O-400392
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Two B-26 Marauders ('U2', serial number 42-96132 in middle; 'U2', serial number 42-96139 leaving from right) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group fly in formation. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Lucky Star
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Baltimore, MD, USA 15 January 1942

Died

1 mile Sth Friston, Saxmundham, UK 17 June 1944 Hit by flak and was returning on one engine. Crash landing due to lack of fuel 1 mile south of Friston. 17-Jun-44. KIA.

Buried

18 June 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial
Maryland, USA

Based

Rivenhall 17 June 1944 Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.

Born

Baltimore, MD, USA Son of Victor I and Elizabeth Cook.