Suggested edit from FAG Contributor (50510953
Hello. I am convinced that Roland Cox and Gayle Sylvanus Cox were brothers. Gayle was a pilot. He trained at Kelly in San Antonio --class of 41. I found his photo in the class book. The 1940 census shows ages that would be right for the two boys. Unfortunately, I can't find a listing in the Find-a-Grave for the parents. With Roland being on the Wall of the Missing, I thought it would be nice to connect him with his brother so he seems less lost. Is it possible to link the two boys without the parents?
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Ohio/Gayle-S-Cox_16gkk7
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S/Sgt. Alexander M. Cochrane DFC MIA/KIA
Squadron: 343rd 98 BOMB GROUP,
Hometown: Ohio
Service# 15087876
Awards: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Pilot 1st./Lt Clarence Winford Gooden , DFC KIA
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Target: White IV. Ploesti
Date Lost: 1-AUG-43
Serial Number:42-41007
Aircraft Model B-24D
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MARGIE
Cause: Flack
Location: Seen to crash in the refineries area 8KIA,
Sgt. Cox lost his life in " Operation Tidal Wave " one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the The 98th earns Presidential Unit Citation. Sgt. Cox was awarded the Silver Star, for valor.
Piloted by 1st Lt. Clarence W. Gooden and crew. Briefed to fly in the 3rd wave and attack White IV. B24MARGIE was hit by flack and seen to crash in the refineries area. Co Pilot and Engineer escaped from the crash area and were taken POW. 8 Crew KIA and 5 bodies never identified. Sgt. Cox was awarded the Silver Star for Valor.
Sgt. Cox remains were never recovered his name appears Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence Provincia di Firenze Toscana, Italy. The Silver Star is the 2nd highest US military award.
Crew of MARGIE
1/Lt Clarence W. Gooden Pilot
1/Lt Jerome D. Savaria Co Pilot POW/WIA
2nd/Lt. Ralph F. Perkins Navigator
2nd/Lt. William H. McNeil Bombardier MIA/KIA
Michael J. Trick Engineer POW/WIA
T/Sgt. Theodore C. Beaudry Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Alexander M. Cochrane Gunner
S/Sgt. Roland B. Cox Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. George H. Kaylor Gunner
Cpl. Harry G. Deem Gunner
Hello. I am convinced that Roland Cox and Gayle Sylvanus Cox were brothers. Gayle was a pilot. He trained at Kelly in San Antonio --class of 41. I found his photo in the class book. The 1940 census shows ages that would be right for the two boys. Unfortunately, I can't find a listing in the Find-a-Grave for the parents. With Roland being on the Wall of the Missing, I thought it would be nice to connect him with his brother so he seems less lost. Is it possible to link the two boys without the parents?
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Ohio/Gayle-S-Cox_16gkk7
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S/Sgt. Alexander M. Cochrane DFC MIA/KIA
Squadron: 343rd 98 BOMB GROUP,
Hometown: Ohio
Service# 15087876
Awards: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Pilot 1st./Lt Clarence Winford Gooden , DFC KIA
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Target: White IV. Ploesti
Date Lost: 1-AUG-43
Serial Number:42-41007
Aircraft Model B-24D
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MARGIE
Cause: Flack
Location: Seen to crash in the refineries area 8KIA,
Sgt. Cox lost his life in " Operation Tidal Wave " one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the The 98th earns Presidential Unit Citation. Sgt. Cox was awarded the Silver Star, for valor.
Piloted by 1st Lt. Clarence W. Gooden and crew. Briefed to fly in the 3rd wave and attack White IV. B24MARGIE was hit by flack and seen to crash in the refineries area. Co Pilot and Engineer escaped from the crash area and were taken POW. 8 Crew KIA and 5 bodies never identified. Sgt. Cox was awarded the Silver Star for Valor.
Sgt. Cox remains were never recovered his name appears Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence Provincia di Firenze Toscana, Italy. The Silver Star is the 2nd highest US military award.
Crew of MARGIE
1/Lt Clarence W. Gooden Pilot
1/Lt Jerome D. Savaria Co Pilot POW/WIA
2nd/Lt. Ralph F. Perkins Navigator
2nd/Lt. William H. McNeil Bombardier MIA/KIA
Michael J. Trick Engineer POW/WIA
T/Sgt. Theodore C. Beaudry Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Alexander M. Cochrane Gunner
S/Sgt. Roland B. Cox Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. George H. Kaylor Gunner
Cpl. Harry G. Deem Gunner
Suggested edit from FAG Contributor (50510953
Hello. I am convinced that Roland Cox and Gayle Sylvanus Cox were brothers. Gayle was a pilot. He trained at Kelly in San Antonio --class of 41. I found his photo in the class book. The 1940 census shows ages that would be right for the two boys. Unfortunately, I can't find a listing in the Find-a-Grave for the parents. With Roland being on the Wall of the Missing, I thought it would be nice to connect him with his brother so he seems less lost. Is it possible to link the two boys without the parents?
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Ohio/Gayle-S-Cox_16gkk7
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S/Sgt. Alexander M. Cochrane DFC MIA/KIA
Squadron: 343rd 98 BOMB GROUP,
Hometown: Ohio
Service# 15087876
Awards: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Pilot 1st./Lt Clarence Winford Gooden , DFC KIA
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Target: White IV. Ploesti
Date Lost: 1-AUG-43
Serial Number:42-41007
Aircraft Model B-24D
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MARGIE
Cause: Flack
Location: Seen to crash in the refineries area 8KIA,
Sgt. Cox lost his life in " Operation Tidal Wave " one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the The 98th earns Presidential Unit Citation. Sgt. Cox was awarded the Silver Star, for valor.
Piloted by 1st Lt. Clarence W. Gooden and crew. Briefed to fly in the 3rd wave and attack White IV. B24MARGIE was hit by flack and seen to crash in the refineries area. Co Pilot and Engineer escaped from the crash area and were taken POW. 8 Crew KIA and 5 bodies never identified. Sgt. Cox was awarded the Silver Star for Valor.
Sgt. Cox remains were never recovered his name appears Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence Provincia di Firenze Toscana, Italy. The Silver Star is the 2nd highest US military award.
Crew of MARGIE
1/Lt Clarence W. Gooden Pilot
1/Lt Jerome D. Savaria Co Pilot POW/WIA
2nd/Lt. Ralph F. Perkins Navigator
2nd/Lt. William H. McNeil Bombardier MIA/KIA
Michael J. Trick Engineer POW/WIA
T/Sgt. Theodore C. Beaudry Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Alexander M. Cochrane Gunner
S/Sgt. Roland B. Cox Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. George H. Kaylor Gunner
Cpl. Harry G. Deem Gunner
Hello. I am convinced that Roland Cox and Gayle Sylvanus Cox were brothers. Gayle was a pilot. He trained at Kelly in San Antonio --class of 41. I found his photo in the class book. The 1940 census shows ages that would be right for the two boys. Unfortunately, I can't find a listing in the Find-a-Grave for the parents. With Roland being on the Wall of the Missing, I thought it would be nice to connect him with his brother so he seems less lost. Is it possible to link the two boys without the parents?
https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/Ohio/Gayle-S-Cox_16gkk7
----------------------------------------------------
S/Sgt. Alexander M. Cochrane DFC MIA/KIA
Squadron: 343rd 98 BOMB GROUP,
Hometown: Ohio
Service# 15087876
Awards: Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Pilot 1st./Lt Clarence Winford Gooden , DFC KIA
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Target: White IV. Ploesti
Date Lost: 1-AUG-43
Serial Number:42-41007
Aircraft Model B-24D
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name: MARGIE
Cause: Flack
Location: Seen to crash in the refineries area 8KIA,
Sgt. Cox lost his life in " Operation Tidal Wave " one of the most daring raids of WW2. Coming in at tree top level the The 98th earns Presidential Unit Citation. Sgt. Cox was awarded the Silver Star, for valor.
Piloted by 1st Lt. Clarence W. Gooden and crew. Briefed to fly in the 3rd wave and attack White IV. B24MARGIE was hit by flack and seen to crash in the refineries area. Co Pilot and Engineer escaped from the crash area and were taken POW. 8 Crew KIA and 5 bodies never identified. Sgt. Cox was awarded the Silver Star for Valor.
Sgt. Cox remains were never recovered his name appears Tablets of the Missing Florence American Cemetery and Memorial Florence Provincia di Firenze Toscana, Italy. The Silver Star is the 2nd highest US military award.
Crew of MARGIE
1/Lt Clarence W. Gooden Pilot
1/Lt Jerome D. Savaria Co Pilot POW/WIA
2nd/Lt. Ralph F. Perkins Navigator
2nd/Lt. William H. McNeil Bombardier MIA/KIA
Michael J. Trick Engineer POW/WIA
T/Sgt. Theodore C. Beaudry Radio Op.
S/Sgt. Alexander M. Cochrane Gunner
S/Sgt. Roland B. Cox Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. George H. Kaylor Gunner
Cpl. Harry G. Deem Gunner
Inscription
S SGT 343 BOMB SQ 98 BOMB GP (H) OHIO
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Ohio.
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