Emil Cohen
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Informed that he was possibly the youngest pilot in the 8th Air Force, confirmed that he was the youngest Jewish pilot
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Edward T Boisson
Military
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Enid Army Air base
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This photo was identified in the 447 Pictorial history as the Cohen Crew, in front of the Barbara Jane. It is possible this photo was taken on 9/9/44, and that the crew that day is as follows: Capt, Boisson, Lt. Cohen, Lt. Hollmann, Lt. Loman, Kreklow, Fry, McNeilly, Thornton, and Delange.
Service
People
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George Szewczyk
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator; Bombardier | 447th Bomb Group
During April 4, 1945 over Kiel Germany the crews plane the Bit-O-Lace was shot up by flak over the target. Bombs had become lodged in the bomb bay and could not be released electrically or mechanically. The bombs needed to be dropped to safely return...
Units served with
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447th Bomb Group
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:08:37 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945 |
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