Francis E Cooke

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21291.jpeg UPL 21291 Francis E Cooke - Fonda, 401st BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21291 - Francis E Cooke - Fonda, 401st BG, KIA

Killed on missiom (KOM) on 17 September 1944. Plane exploded on takeoff. Plane was 'Rosie's Sweat Box'.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31863

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss B Haven
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

42-97872

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rosie's Sweat Box
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fonda, Iowa 4 March 1924

Other

Killed on missiom (KOM)

Deenethorpe, Corby, Northamptonshire NN17, UK 17 September 1944

Buried

Fonda, IA 50540, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "." in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=201

Correction to last name from http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=201

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 161.

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Object number: UPL 21291 - Francis E Cooke - Fonda, 401st BG, KIA