COBANE William E - 66 BS 44 BGH

 

William E. COBANE

 

COBANE William E - 66 BS 44 BGH

Source : Kent Gebhard (Ellen Marchese)

NUMBER OF SERVICEO-735857 (20637755) 
AGE27 yo
DATE OF BIRTH

 1917 MICHIGAN

ENLISTMENT STATE

 MICHIGAN

FAMILY

Single

RANK
First Lieutenant First Lieutenant
FONCTIONNavigator 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT MachinistsMI
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 2 May 1941 Jacksonville aaf FLORIDA 
 SQUADRON 66th Bomber Squadron 
 GROUP 44th Bomber Group, Heavy 
ARMY8th US Air Force  
DATE OF DEATH27 March 1944

COBANE William E - 66 BS 44 BGH

Source : Andy

STATUSMIA
PLACE OF DEATH Off Tarnos (40) (Les roches Dupré) - 4 km from the coast
PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN

B-24 Liberator - type J-105-CO - s/n 42-109836

B 24 Liberator

Macr : 3590

Mission : Aérodrome Mont-de-Marsan (40)

Takeoff station 115 Shipdham, Norfolk
Shot by the flak around 3:00 pm 

Hit the wing, engine #4 on fire.

CEMETERYRHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan

Map of Rhône American Cemetery

GRAVE
 Wall of the Missing
DECORATION

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Badge navigateur

 

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Photo FDLM

victory medal

badge-aaf_aircrew

 
 
usaf  8air force  44bg 66bs
STORY

COBANE William E - 66 BS 44 BGH

Source : Astrid

 		 

COBANE William E - 66 BS 44 BGH

Source : Jaap Vermeer

 

 

Equipage du B-24 Liberator - type J-105-CO - s/n 42-109836

 

1Lt Richard E HARLEMAN Pilot Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Cambridge (UK) O-799767 - AM+1/PH - 23 ans - Né le 22/12/1920 à Lehighton, Pennsylvania - Fils de Richard T et Esther S (Saeger) Harleman
1Lt Melvin Junior JOHNSON CoPilt Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) O-749695 - AM+1/PH - 23 ans - Né le 31/07/1920 à Anaconda, Montana - Fils de Carl Joshua et Signe Elvira (Nordberg) Johnson - Epoux de Ruple (McCarthy) Johnson
1Lt William E. COBANE Navigator Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83)  O-735857 - AM+2/PH - Michigan
2Lt Paul Francis "Butch" BAUM Bomber Dead Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83)  O-685420 - AM/PH - 26 ans - Né le 27/09/1916 à Sandusky, Ohio - Fils de George C et Helen E (Kromer) Baum
S/Sgt Fred D Jr WOOD Mechanic Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83)  13119193 - AM/PH - 20 ans - Virginia
S/Sgt Donald A LAWYER Radio Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) 33244873 - AM/PH - 24 ans - Né le 05/04/1919 à Chambersburg, Pennsylvania - Son of Adam Franklin et Fannie J (Kauffman) Lawyer
S/Sgt Lee H FIELDS Gunner Prisoner   19180515 - California - wounded- Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia
S/Sgt James John CRANE Gunner Prisoner   12074922 - New York - Né le 11/07/1920 - wounded- Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
Sgt Joseph Janasis BENOIT Gunner Prisoner   18171590 - Louisiana - wounded (fracture tibia) - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow
Sgt John J PETRICEVICH Gunner Prisoner   12085309 - New York - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf
 B 24 Liberator
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTOFrancecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Aad.archives.gov - Abmc.gov
PROGRAMMEURSVictor,  Jean-Philippe, Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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