Clyde J Cottle Jr

Military

Shot down over Mannheim 13 January 1945 in B-17 #44-6166 'Red'. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The red - red ass, the devil himself
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Personnel of the 355th Fighter Squadron at a briefing before a bomber escort mission, the tail markings of the B-24 Liberators they will escort are exhibited on the map. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'D Lewin in Breifing Room 13/1/45'
  • Date: 13 January 1945

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Duplin County, NC, USA 24 December 1942

Other

Crashed

Pirmasens, Germany 13 January 1945 See more at : http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/301.pdf

Died

Surf City, NC, USA 8 January 2014

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 13 January 1945 Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Merged information from duplicate entry to include details drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 11572

Additional details from http://www.303rdbg.com

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MACR 11572 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database