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2LT Wilbur Franklin Cordell

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2LT Wilbur Franklin Cordell

Birth
Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
Death
19 May 1944 (aged 23)
Kiel, Stadtkreis Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Burial
Vienna, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 6 - Memorial Garden
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Wilbur Franklin Cordell, Son of Elmer Thornton and Marlieo Marie Allen-Cordell of Warren, Belmont, Ohio, USA... Wilbur was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-38026 "My Day" 401st Bomber Group crashed near Holtenau-Kiel Germany...

The plane was hit by FLAK and exploded in mid-air, killing 9 crew members. 1 crew member was taken prisoner. The remains of the killed crew members were buried at the garnison military cemetery of Kiel on 25 May 1944.
Crew:
Pilot: 2LT Marion O. Hagan Jr. 0-803190 USAAF KIA Chattanooga Memorial Park Tennessee, USA
Co-Pilot: 2LT John B. Dunn Jr. 0-690067 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
NAV: 2LT Wilbur F. Cordell 0-811569 USAAF KIA Crown Hill Burial Park Ohio USA
BOMB: 2LT Fred E. Graham 0-676214 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
ENG/TT: S/SGT Harry G. Simmons Jr. 33251053 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
RO: S/SGT Martin A. Barr 33238108 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
BT: SGT Wade M. Cox 15071368 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
WG: SGT Arthur A. Huston 37264453 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
WG: SGT James A. Stone 31129780 USAAF KIA Saint Marys Assumption Cemetery Massachusetts, USA
TG: SGT William W. Henson 34604655 POW Stalag 357 Oerbke
Wilbur Franklin Cordell, Son of Elmer Thornton and Marlieo Marie Allen-Cordell of Warren, Belmont, Ohio, USA... Wilbur was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17G 42-38026 "My Day" 401st Bomber Group crashed near Holtenau-Kiel Germany...

The plane was hit by FLAK and exploded in mid-air, killing 9 crew members. 1 crew member was taken prisoner. The remains of the killed crew members were buried at the garnison military cemetery of Kiel on 25 May 1944.
Crew:
Pilot: 2LT Marion O. Hagan Jr. 0-803190 USAAF KIA Chattanooga Memorial Park Tennessee, USA
Co-Pilot: 2LT John B. Dunn Jr. 0-690067 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
NAV: 2LT Wilbur F. Cordell 0-811569 USAAF KIA Crown Hill Burial Park Ohio USA
BOMB: 2LT Fred E. Graham 0-676214 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
ENG/TT: S/SGT Harry G. Simmons Jr. 33251053 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
RO: S/SGT Martin A. Barr 33238108 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
BT: SGT Wade M. Cox 15071368 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
WG: SGT Arthur A. Huston 37264453 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
WG: SGT James A. Stone 31129780 USAAF KIA Saint Marys Assumption Cemetery Massachusetts, USA
TG: SGT William W. Henson 34604655 POW Stalag 357 Oerbke

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