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SSGT William N Cole

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SSGT William N Cole Veteran

Birth
Death
14 Jun 1944 (aged 27)
Burial
East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
J, 16159
Memorial ID
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Staff Sergeant, 463rd Bomb Squadron,
775th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force,
World War II.

Waist Gunner aboard B-17G Flying Fortress
#42-38105, nicknamed "The Club 105."

Killed In Action when his plane collided
with B-17 #42-31845 while returning from
bombing mission to Budapest, Hungary, and
crashing near the Hvarski Channel over
Yugoslavia (present-day Croatia).

The men killed aboard his plane included:

2nd Lt. Roy N Zeiger, Pilot
T/Sgt. Robert J Hansen, Radio Operator
T/Sgt. Sam Smoak, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. William M Davis, Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. William I Rodda (unk. position)
Staff Sergeant, 463rd Bomb Squadron,
775th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force,
World War II.

Waist Gunner aboard B-17G Flying Fortress
#42-38105, nicknamed "The Club 105."

Killed In Action when his plane collided
with B-17 #42-31845 while returning from
bombing mission to Budapest, Hungary, and
crashing near the Hvarski Channel over
Yugoslavia (present-day Croatia).

The men killed aboard his plane included:

2nd Lt. Roy N Zeiger, Pilot
T/Sgt. Robert J Hansen, Radio Operator
T/Sgt. Sam Smoak, Flight Engineer
S/Sgt. William M Davis, Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. William I Rodda (unk. position)

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S SGT
775 AAF BOMB SQ
WORLD WAR II


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