Personal File · AirmanKilled in ActionPassed 19 Jan 1943
Harry Cottingham.
Waist Gunner · 328th Squadron · Of CA.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. Harry Cottingham served as waist gunner aboard B-24D "Double Trouble" on 19 January 1943.
Cottingham is listed as KIA on the revised MACR. Per the interrogation report filed by Capt. Cox, all crew bailed out except the tail gunner who died in the aircraft; however, nothing was ever heard from those who bailed out.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Waist Gunner
Serial Number
39169796
Hometown
CA
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 19 Jan 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
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19 Jan 1943
Sousse, Tunisia
“Double Trouble”
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
North Africa American Cemetery
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record