Eugene T Cole

Military
media-57107.jpeg UPL 57107 From the back of photo: L to R -- Walter W McCartie- Pilot, LT Greenwood G. Gay Co-Pilot; LT James V Vitale - Navigator; LT Al Philipone -Bonbardier; T/Sgt Jerald W. Brown - Engineer
Second Row: T/Sgt William E Evans -- Radio Operator; S/Sgt Bradford T. Trusdell - Asst. Engineer; S/Sgt Thomas E Daley -- Armorer Gunner; S/Sgt Eugene T Cole, Armorer Gunner; S/Sgt David B Zeff [Ziff] --Armorer Gunner

Reupload of UPL 56917 (now deleted) to correct orientation.

Originally uploaded by user Richard W Evans. from the collection of their father: William E Evans. Names and caption as per back of the original print.

Object Number - UPL 57107 - From the back of photo: L to R -- Walter W McCartie- Pilot, LT Greenwood G. Gay Co-Pilot; LT James V Vitale - Navigator; LT Al Philipone -Bonbardier;...

Shot down by flak and fighters over Karlsruhe and crashed SE of Pirmasens, GR on a mission to Furth, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-24J #42-100323. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Beckley, West Virginia, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 25 February 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2926 / MACR 2926, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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