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Evelyn Cohen

Military

From 1954, until her death aged 88, in 2009, Evelyn Cohen was a crucial part of the 2nd Air Division Association. She was instrumental in the creation of the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library in Norwich. See: https://www.b24.net/2ndADA-Newsletters/2009-Fall-Winter.pdf

Service

Units served with

Associated Place

  • Horsham St Faith

    Military site : airfield
    Horsham St Faith was an RAF Bomber Command Station opened in June 1940. It was home to Bristol Blenheim medium-bombers, and was for a time occupied by fighters, including those of No. 19 Squadron and No. 264 Squadron. From September 1942 the airfield...

  • Ketteringham Hall

    Military site : non-airfield
    300-400 US servicemen were housed in Nissen huts built in what is now woodland next to the Hall. At one time home to Team Lotus (Formula 1); currently privately owned with a memorial in the grounds.

  • American Library - Memorial to the 2nd Air Division, USAAF

    Other location

Events

Event Location Date
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1921
Enlisted Philadelphia, PA 27 August 1942
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
A-304089
Highest rank
Not yet known
Role/job
Women's Army Corps
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
24 April 2020 15:46:53 Lucy May Changes to biography and place associations
Sources

https://www.b24.net/2ndADA-Newsletters/2009-Fall-Winter.pdf
Date Contributor Update
24 April 2020 15:31:54 Lucy May Changes to service number and events
Sources

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&cat=WR26&tf...
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:09:28 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Listing from E. Cohen

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