Dewey J Cox

Military

Killed in service 29 December 1943. Accident in in A/C #42-39883 'Ruthless' flying through overcast, plane crashed into a mountain while on a non-operational mission to transport crew members who had completed tours of duty to another field for return to the US

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5791

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ruthless
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Service (KIS)

North Wales 29 December 1943

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Changed label for the Died event to "Killed in Service (KIS)" per info in the "Summary biography".

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Added S/N per records at Fold3.com.
See: https://www.fold3.com/image/63597816

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 443