William Edward Cook
MilitaryAssigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed pilot Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Stow, OH | 18 August 1923 | Son of Frank E and Garnet Irene [King] Cook. |
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Enlisted |
Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA | 7 January 1941 | |
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Died |
Epinoy, France | 18 December 1944 | Fatal Mid Air Collision over Epinoy, crashed pilot Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Dec-44. |
| Orange County, CA | |||
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Based |
Boreham | 18 December 1944 | Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Oakwood Cemetery, Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Re-Interred Oakwood Cemetery Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, OH |