Cox Richard Monroe

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Fallen Bombers in Médoc Monument

Name:

Richard Monroe Cox

Rank:

Private

Serial Number:

35463456

Unit:

337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

0000-00-00

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Richard Monroe Cox served in the 337th Bomber Squadron, 96th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Private and Tail Gunner on the B-17 #42-31164 'Lucky Lady' during World War II.

On January 5, 1944, his crew took off from Station 138 airfield in Snetterton Heath, England, for a mission to bomb the Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in France. Shot down by flak at around 11:00 AM, they evacuated their plane by parachute. Their aircraft crashed in the Hourtin Lake, District of Lesparre-Médoc, France. Of the crew, three members were captured by the Germans and taken as prisoners, 6 evaded the capture, and one casualty in the incident. Richard was one of the POWs. He was taken to Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf, Austria.

Source of information: francecrashes39-45.net