535th Squadron, 381st Bomb Group
The following is from the 381st Bomb Group website :
"The Most Miraculous Survival - The incredible story of how 2 crewmen floated to the ground in the tail section of a B-17.
In what has to be the most miraculous survival of WW II, 2 crewmen of the 381st Bomb Group survived a 22,000 ft descent in the tail section of a B-17 without parachutes. This information was gathered from Matt Berk, including letters he supplied from the principals involved which he received after the war and conversations with Matt Berk and with Michael McCook, Wade's son.
The date was October 8, 1943. The mission was to Breman, Germany. The plane was "75". Flying deputy lead position, the No. 4 engine was lost over the target and when the lead ship went down, "75" took over. A few minutes later, fighters attacked and No. 3 engine ran away. The loss of 2 engines prevented them from staying with the group and they were forced to drop back to another group. They kept dropping back until they were alone. As soon as they were alone, the fighters attacked continuously. The order came, "Prepare to bail out, we may have to abandon ship."
One of the waist gunners called, "Oxygen out on the co-pilot's side" and they were ordered to switch over to the other side. The ball turret gunner informed the pilot that gas was leaking from the No. 2 engine, covering the bottom of the ship and that firing one of his guns could set the ship on fire. He abandoned his position.
Twenty minutes after dropping their load, out of ammunition and badly damaged, the glass nose was knocked out, either by an overhead attack or a loose propeller from the windmilling No. 3 engine. The navigator and one of the waist gunners managed to escape the ship through the forward escape hatch.
At about this time, Wade McCook, the tail gunner made it to the other injured waist gunner, Matt Berk. When the nose glass blew off, the ship went into a dive for a few seconds before breaking in half at the waist. McCook and Berk were trapped in the aft section with no way out. Berk, half dead, lost conscious and McCook could only hang on as the entire tail section wafted to the ground like a leaf!
While the landing was not the softest landing ever experienced, neither was it fatal. McCook was captured by the Germans, suffering only small cuts and bruises from his ordeal. He told the Germans that the other man in the tail was dead but he was mistaken. Berk was transported to a German hospital where he regained consciousness three days later and learned the extent of his injuries which included a split jaw, one arm in a cast and unable to walk without the aid of a crutch. He was eventually repatriated back to the United States in a prisoner exchange and went on to work as a crash investigator for the Federal Aviation Agency."
The Manchester crew consisted of the following crew members:
Pilot Capt. Manchester, Edwin R.
Co-Pilot Capt. Jukes, Elton D.
Nav. 1st Lt. Smith, Marvin L.
Bomb. 1st Lt. Moore, Keith D.
Radio T/Sgt. Darrington, Lovenzo M.
Top Gun T/Sgt. O'Donnell, James J.
Ball Gun S/Sgt. Tucker, Arthur L.
Tail Gun S/Sgt. McCook, Wade (NMI)
RW Gun S/Sgt. Budzik, Anthony L.
LW Gun S/Sgt. Berk, Mathew (NMI)
Wade McCook returned home after the war and moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he lived for a while before re-enlisting in the Air Force. He served as a flight engineer aboard a B-29 Sn#44-61908, assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing. Wade's aircraft collided with another B-29 Sn#44-86392. His plane crashed into the sea 5 to 10 miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa. A search and recovery mission yielded no survivors. The other aircraft landed safely.
Find-A-Grave researcher/contributor Randy Watkins provided the following information about Wade's death:
"Killed in a mid-air collision between his aircraft (Boeing B-29A-55-BN Super fortress with Tail # 44-61908) and (Martin-Omaha B-29-55-MO Super fortress with Tail # 44-86392) while flying in formation at about 15,000 feet. After a turn to the right had been completed, aircraft #44-61908 collided with B-29A aircraft #44-86392. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 came in contact with the right wing and aileron of aircraft #44-61908 which caused it to go down and to the right in what appeared to be a spiral. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 was feathered and the plane returned to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa without further incident. Aircraft # 44-61908 went into an under-cast and was never seen or heard again. A Search and Rescue mission was immediately launched and the location of the crash was listed as five miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa or ten miles North West of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, all crew-members being killed in the crash. All remains recovered from the crash location were examined and extensive efforts made to segregate and effect individual identification, but it was not possible due to the circumstances of the crash and commingling of remains. The casualty date was 1 February 1952 and these remains were returned to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery for interment on 29 April 1952. Aircraft Accident Report # 5202012 covers the loss of this aircraft and crew. Both aircraft and crews were assigned to 372nd Bombardment Squadron, 307th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy), 307th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy), 2nd Air Force, Strategic Air Command (SAC), Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. The crew consisted of the following personnel:
Tail Gunner: Dugger, Robert B, Cpl, US Air Force
Navigator: Hoag, Eugene M, Capt, US Air Force
CFC Gunner: Lennox, Kenneth, Cpl, US Air Force
Flight Engineer: McCook, Wade, TSgt, US Air Force
Left Waist Gunner: Pitt, Jimmie W, Cpl, US Air Force
Right Waist Gunner: Sedler, Mark A, Cpl, US Air Force
Co-Pilot: Smith, Hal R, Capt, US Air Force
Radar Observer: Sundstrom, Roy A, Capt, US Air Force
Radio Operator: Supplee, George W Jr, Sgt, US Air Force
Bombardier: Tabor, Marvin T, Capt, US Air Force
Pilot: Tullius, Roy C, 2Lt, US Air Force
Aircraft Commander: Weeks, Charles B, 1Lt, US Air Force"
Technical Sergeant Wade McCook earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II and Korea:
- Army Air Corps Aerial Gunner Wings (WWII)
- Air Force Air Crew Wings (Korea)(not verified)
- Purple Heart Medal
- Air Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation ribbon (US)
- Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Bar
- Army Good Conduct Medal with loop device
- Prisoner of War Medal
- American Campaign Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with bronze battle/campaign stars
- Korean War Service Medal with one bronze battle/campaign star (US)
- United Nations Korean War Service Medal
- Republic of Korea Korean War Service Medal
- Meritorious Unit Citation ribbon
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
The following is from the 381st Bomb Group website :
"The Most Miraculous Survival - The incredible story of how 2 crewmen floated to the ground in the tail section of a B-17.
In what has to be the most miraculous survival of WW II, 2 crewmen of the 381st Bomb Group survived a 22,000 ft descent in the tail section of a B-17 without parachutes. This information was gathered from Matt Berk, including letters he supplied from the principals involved which he received after the war and conversations with Matt Berk and with Michael McCook, Wade's son.
The date was October 8, 1943. The mission was to Breman, Germany. The plane was "75". Flying deputy lead position, the No. 4 engine was lost over the target and when the lead ship went down, "75" took over. A few minutes later, fighters attacked and No. 3 engine ran away. The loss of 2 engines prevented them from staying with the group and they were forced to drop back to another group. They kept dropping back until they were alone. As soon as they were alone, the fighters attacked continuously. The order came, "Prepare to bail out, we may have to abandon ship."
One of the waist gunners called, "Oxygen out on the co-pilot's side" and they were ordered to switch over to the other side. The ball turret gunner informed the pilot that gas was leaking from the No. 2 engine, covering the bottom of the ship and that firing one of his guns could set the ship on fire. He abandoned his position.
Twenty minutes after dropping their load, out of ammunition and badly damaged, the glass nose was knocked out, either by an overhead attack or a loose propeller from the windmilling No. 3 engine. The navigator and one of the waist gunners managed to escape the ship through the forward escape hatch.
At about this time, Wade McCook, the tail gunner made it to the other injured waist gunner, Matt Berk. When the nose glass blew off, the ship went into a dive for a few seconds before breaking in half at the waist. McCook and Berk were trapped in the aft section with no way out. Berk, half dead, lost conscious and McCook could only hang on as the entire tail section wafted to the ground like a leaf!
While the landing was not the softest landing ever experienced, neither was it fatal. McCook was captured by the Germans, suffering only small cuts and bruises from his ordeal. He told the Germans that the other man in the tail was dead but he was mistaken. Berk was transported to a German hospital where he regained consciousness three days later and learned the extent of his injuries which included a split jaw, one arm in a cast and unable to walk without the aid of a crutch. He was eventually repatriated back to the United States in a prisoner exchange and went on to work as a crash investigator for the Federal Aviation Agency."
The Manchester crew consisted of the following crew members:
Pilot Capt. Manchester, Edwin R.
Co-Pilot Capt. Jukes, Elton D.
Nav. 1st Lt. Smith, Marvin L.
Bomb. 1st Lt. Moore, Keith D.
Radio T/Sgt. Darrington, Lovenzo M.
Top Gun T/Sgt. O'Donnell, James J.
Ball Gun S/Sgt. Tucker, Arthur L.
Tail Gun S/Sgt. McCook, Wade (NMI)
RW Gun S/Sgt. Budzik, Anthony L.
LW Gun S/Sgt. Berk, Mathew (NMI)
Wade McCook returned home after the war and moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he lived for a while before re-enlisting in the Air Force. He served as a flight engineer aboard a B-29 Sn#44-61908, assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing. Wade's aircraft collided with another B-29 Sn#44-86392. His plane crashed into the sea 5 to 10 miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa. A search and recovery mission yielded no survivors. The other aircraft landed safely.
Find-A-Grave researcher/contributor Randy Watkins provided the following information about Wade's death:
"Killed in a mid-air collision between his aircraft (Boeing B-29A-55-BN Super fortress with Tail # 44-61908) and (Martin-Omaha B-29-55-MO Super fortress with Tail # 44-86392) while flying in formation at about 15,000 feet. After a turn to the right had been completed, aircraft #44-61908 collided with B-29A aircraft #44-86392. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 came in contact with the right wing and aileron of aircraft #44-61908 which caused it to go down and to the right in what appeared to be a spiral. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 was feathered and the plane returned to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa without further incident. Aircraft # 44-61908 went into an under-cast and was never seen or heard again. A Search and Rescue mission was immediately launched and the location of the crash was listed as five miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa or ten miles North West of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, all crew-members being killed in the crash. All remains recovered from the crash location were examined and extensive efforts made to segregate and effect individual identification, but it was not possible due to the circumstances of the crash and commingling of remains. The casualty date was 1 February 1952 and these remains were returned to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery for interment on 29 April 1952. Aircraft Accident Report # 5202012 covers the loss of this aircraft and crew. Both aircraft and crews were assigned to 372nd Bombardment Squadron, 307th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy), 307th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy), 2nd Air Force, Strategic Air Command (SAC), Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. The crew consisted of the following personnel:
Tail Gunner: Dugger, Robert B, Cpl, US Air Force
Navigator: Hoag, Eugene M, Capt, US Air Force
CFC Gunner: Lennox, Kenneth, Cpl, US Air Force
Flight Engineer: McCook, Wade, TSgt, US Air Force
Left Waist Gunner: Pitt, Jimmie W, Cpl, US Air Force
Right Waist Gunner: Sedler, Mark A, Cpl, US Air Force
Co-Pilot: Smith, Hal R, Capt, US Air Force
Radar Observer: Sundstrom, Roy A, Capt, US Air Force
Radio Operator: Supplee, George W Jr, Sgt, US Air Force
Bombardier: Tabor, Marvin T, Capt, US Air Force
Pilot: Tullius, Roy C, 2Lt, US Air Force
Aircraft Commander: Weeks, Charles B, 1Lt, US Air Force"
Technical Sergeant Wade McCook earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II and Korea:
- Army Air Corps Aerial Gunner Wings (WWII)
- Air Force Air Crew Wings (Korea)(not verified)
- Purple Heart Medal
- Air Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation ribbon (US)
- Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Bar
- Army Good Conduct Medal with loop device
- Prisoner of War Medal
- American Campaign Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with bronze battle/campaign stars
- Korean War Service Medal with one bronze battle/campaign star (US)
- United Nations Korean War Service Medal
- Republic of Korea Korean War Service Medal
- Meritorious Unit Citation ribbon
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
535th Squadron, 381st Bomb Group
The following is from the 381st Bomb Group website :
"The Most Miraculous Survival - The incredible story of how 2 crewmen floated to the ground in the tail section of a B-17.
In what has to be the most miraculous survival of WW II, 2 crewmen of the 381st Bomb Group survived a 22,000 ft descent in the tail section of a B-17 without parachutes. This information was gathered from Matt Berk, including letters he supplied from the principals involved which he received after the war and conversations with Matt Berk and with Michael McCook, Wade's son.
The date was October 8, 1943. The mission was to Breman, Germany. The plane was "75". Flying deputy lead position, the No. 4 engine was lost over the target and when the lead ship went down, "75" took over. A few minutes later, fighters attacked and No. 3 engine ran away. The loss of 2 engines prevented them from staying with the group and they were forced to drop back to another group. They kept dropping back until they were alone. As soon as they were alone, the fighters attacked continuously. The order came, "Prepare to bail out, we may have to abandon ship."
One of the waist gunners called, "Oxygen out on the co-pilot's side" and they were ordered to switch over to the other side. The ball turret gunner informed the pilot that gas was leaking from the No. 2 engine, covering the bottom of the ship and that firing one of his guns could set the ship on fire. He abandoned his position.
Twenty minutes after dropping their load, out of ammunition and badly damaged, the glass nose was knocked out, either by an overhead attack or a loose propeller from the windmilling No. 3 engine. The navigator and one of the waist gunners managed to escape the ship through the forward escape hatch.
At about this time, Wade McCook, the tail gunner made it to the other injured waist gunner, Matt Berk. When the nose glass blew off, the ship went into a dive for a few seconds before breaking in half at the waist. McCook and Berk were trapped in the aft section with no way out. Berk, half dead, lost conscious and McCook could only hang on as the entire tail section wafted to the ground like a leaf!
While the landing was not the softest landing ever experienced, neither was it fatal. McCook was captured by the Germans, suffering only small cuts and bruises from his ordeal. He told the Germans that the other man in the tail was dead but he was mistaken. Berk was transported to a German hospital where he regained consciousness three days later and learned the extent of his injuries which included a split jaw, one arm in a cast and unable to walk without the aid of a crutch. He was eventually repatriated back to the United States in a prisoner exchange and went on to work as a crash investigator for the Federal Aviation Agency."
The Manchester crew consisted of the following crew members:
Pilot Capt. Manchester, Edwin R.
Co-Pilot Capt. Jukes, Elton D.
Nav. 1st Lt. Smith, Marvin L.
Bomb. 1st Lt. Moore, Keith D.
Radio T/Sgt. Darrington, Lovenzo M.
Top Gun T/Sgt. O'Donnell, James J.
Ball Gun S/Sgt. Tucker, Arthur L.
Tail Gun S/Sgt. McCook, Wade (NMI)
RW Gun S/Sgt. Budzik, Anthony L.
LW Gun S/Sgt. Berk, Mathew (NMI)
Wade McCook returned home after the war and moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he lived for a while before re-enlisting in the Air Force. He served as a flight engineer aboard a B-29 Sn#44-61908, assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing. Wade's aircraft collided with another B-29 Sn#44-86392. His plane crashed into the sea 5 to 10 miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa. A search and recovery mission yielded no survivors. The other aircraft landed safely.
Find-A-Grave researcher/contributor Randy Watkins provided the following information about Wade's death:
"Killed in a mid-air collision between his aircraft (Boeing B-29A-55-BN Super fortress with Tail # 44-61908) and (Martin-Omaha B-29-55-MO Super fortress with Tail # 44-86392) while flying in formation at about 15,000 feet. After a turn to the right had been completed, aircraft #44-61908 collided with B-29A aircraft #44-86392. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 came in contact with the right wing and aileron of aircraft #44-61908 which caused it to go down and to the right in what appeared to be a spiral. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 was feathered and the plane returned to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa without further incident. Aircraft # 44-61908 went into an under-cast and was never seen or heard again. A Search and Rescue mission was immediately launched and the location of the crash was listed as five miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa or ten miles North West of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, all crew-members being killed in the crash. All remains recovered from the crash location were examined and extensive efforts made to segregate and effect individual identification, but it was not possible due to the circumstances of the crash and commingling of remains. The casualty date was 1 February 1952 and these remains were returned to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery for interment on 29 April 1952. Aircraft Accident Report # 5202012 covers the loss of this aircraft and crew. Both aircraft and crews were assigned to 372nd Bombardment Squadron, 307th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy), 307th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy), 2nd Air Force, Strategic Air Command (SAC), Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. The crew consisted of the following personnel:
Tail Gunner: Dugger, Robert B, Cpl, US Air Force
Navigator: Hoag, Eugene M, Capt, US Air Force
CFC Gunner: Lennox, Kenneth, Cpl, US Air Force
Flight Engineer: McCook, Wade, TSgt, US Air Force
Left Waist Gunner: Pitt, Jimmie W, Cpl, US Air Force
Right Waist Gunner: Sedler, Mark A, Cpl, US Air Force
Co-Pilot: Smith, Hal R, Capt, US Air Force
Radar Observer: Sundstrom, Roy A, Capt, US Air Force
Radio Operator: Supplee, George W Jr, Sgt, US Air Force
Bombardier: Tabor, Marvin T, Capt, US Air Force
Pilot: Tullius, Roy C, 2Lt, US Air Force
Aircraft Commander: Weeks, Charles B, 1Lt, US Air Force"
Technical Sergeant Wade McCook earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II and Korea:
- Army Air Corps Aerial Gunner Wings (WWII)
- Air Force Air Crew Wings (Korea)(not verified)
- Purple Heart Medal
- Air Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation ribbon (US)
- Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Bar
- Army Good Conduct Medal with loop device
- Prisoner of War Medal
- American Campaign Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with bronze battle/campaign stars
- Korean War Service Medal with one bronze battle/campaign star (US)
- United Nations Korean War Service Medal
- Republic of Korea Korean War Service Medal
- Meritorious Unit Citation ribbon
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
The following is from the 381st Bomb Group website :
"The Most Miraculous Survival - The incredible story of how 2 crewmen floated to the ground in the tail section of a B-17.
In what has to be the most miraculous survival of WW II, 2 crewmen of the 381st Bomb Group survived a 22,000 ft descent in the tail section of a B-17 without parachutes. This information was gathered from Matt Berk, including letters he supplied from the principals involved which he received after the war and conversations with Matt Berk and with Michael McCook, Wade's son.
The date was October 8, 1943. The mission was to Breman, Germany. The plane was "75". Flying deputy lead position, the No. 4 engine was lost over the target and when the lead ship went down, "75" took over. A few minutes later, fighters attacked and No. 3 engine ran away. The loss of 2 engines prevented them from staying with the group and they were forced to drop back to another group. They kept dropping back until they were alone. As soon as they were alone, the fighters attacked continuously. The order came, "Prepare to bail out, we may have to abandon ship."
One of the waist gunners called, "Oxygen out on the co-pilot's side" and they were ordered to switch over to the other side. The ball turret gunner informed the pilot that gas was leaking from the No. 2 engine, covering the bottom of the ship and that firing one of his guns could set the ship on fire. He abandoned his position.
Twenty minutes after dropping their load, out of ammunition and badly damaged, the glass nose was knocked out, either by an overhead attack or a loose propeller from the windmilling No. 3 engine. The navigator and one of the waist gunners managed to escape the ship through the forward escape hatch.
At about this time, Wade McCook, the tail gunner made it to the other injured waist gunner, Matt Berk. When the nose glass blew off, the ship went into a dive for a few seconds before breaking in half at the waist. McCook and Berk were trapped in the aft section with no way out. Berk, half dead, lost conscious and McCook could only hang on as the entire tail section wafted to the ground like a leaf!
While the landing was not the softest landing ever experienced, neither was it fatal. McCook was captured by the Germans, suffering only small cuts and bruises from his ordeal. He told the Germans that the other man in the tail was dead but he was mistaken. Berk was transported to a German hospital where he regained consciousness three days later and learned the extent of his injuries which included a split jaw, one arm in a cast and unable to walk without the aid of a crutch. He was eventually repatriated back to the United States in a prisoner exchange and went on to work as a crash investigator for the Federal Aviation Agency."
The Manchester crew consisted of the following crew members:
Pilot Capt. Manchester, Edwin R.
Co-Pilot Capt. Jukes, Elton D.
Nav. 1st Lt. Smith, Marvin L.
Bomb. 1st Lt. Moore, Keith D.
Radio T/Sgt. Darrington, Lovenzo M.
Top Gun T/Sgt. O'Donnell, James J.
Ball Gun S/Sgt. Tucker, Arthur L.
Tail Gun S/Sgt. McCook, Wade (NMI)
RW Gun S/Sgt. Budzik, Anthony L.
LW Gun S/Sgt. Berk, Mathew (NMI)
Wade McCook returned home after the war and moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he lived for a while before re-enlisting in the Air Force. He served as a flight engineer aboard a B-29 Sn#44-61908, assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing. Wade's aircraft collided with another B-29 Sn#44-86392. His plane crashed into the sea 5 to 10 miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa. A search and recovery mission yielded no survivors. The other aircraft landed safely.
Find-A-Grave researcher/contributor Randy Watkins provided the following information about Wade's death:
"Killed in a mid-air collision between his aircraft (Boeing B-29A-55-BN Super fortress with Tail # 44-61908) and (Martin-Omaha B-29-55-MO Super fortress with Tail # 44-86392) while flying in formation at about 15,000 feet. After a turn to the right had been completed, aircraft #44-61908 collided with B-29A aircraft #44-86392. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 came in contact with the right wing and aileron of aircraft #44-61908 which caused it to go down and to the right in what appeared to be a spiral. The #1 propeller of aircraft #44-86392 was feathered and the plane returned to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa without further incident. Aircraft # 44-61908 went into an under-cast and was never seen or heard again. A Search and Rescue mission was immediately launched and the location of the crash was listed as five miles off Bolo Point, Okinawa or ten miles North West of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, all crew-members being killed in the crash. All remains recovered from the crash location were examined and extensive efforts made to segregate and effect individual identification, but it was not possible due to the circumstances of the crash and commingling of remains. The casualty date was 1 February 1952 and these remains were returned to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery for interment on 29 April 1952. Aircraft Accident Report # 5202012 covers the loss of this aircraft and crew. Both aircraft and crews were assigned to 372nd Bombardment Squadron, 307th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy), 307th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy), 2nd Air Force, Strategic Air Command (SAC), Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. The crew consisted of the following personnel:
Tail Gunner: Dugger, Robert B, Cpl, US Air Force
Navigator: Hoag, Eugene M, Capt, US Air Force
CFC Gunner: Lennox, Kenneth, Cpl, US Air Force
Flight Engineer: McCook, Wade, TSgt, US Air Force
Left Waist Gunner: Pitt, Jimmie W, Cpl, US Air Force
Right Waist Gunner: Sedler, Mark A, Cpl, US Air Force
Co-Pilot: Smith, Hal R, Capt, US Air Force
Radar Observer: Sundstrom, Roy A, Capt, US Air Force
Radio Operator: Supplee, George W Jr, Sgt, US Air Force
Bombardier: Tabor, Marvin T, Capt, US Air Force
Pilot: Tullius, Roy C, 2Lt, US Air Force
Aircraft Commander: Weeks, Charles B, 1Lt, US Air Force"
Technical Sergeant Wade McCook earned the following badges/decorations for his service during World War II and Korea:
- Army Air Corps Aerial Gunner Wings (WWII)
- Air Force Air Crew Wings (Korea)(not verified)
- Purple Heart Medal
- Air Medal
- Presidential Unit Citation ribbon (US)
- Army of Occupation Medal with Japan Bar
- Army Good Conduct Medal with loop device
- Prisoner of War Medal
- American Campaign Service Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
- European Theater of Operations Campaign Medal with bronze battle/campaign stars
- Korean War Service Medal with one bronze battle/campaign star (US)
- United Nations Korean War Service Medal
- Republic of Korea Korean War Service Medal
- Meritorious Unit Citation ribbon
- Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation ribbon
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