Cohen Jerome M.

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Jerome M. Cohen is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 42-97580 (Liberty Bell) Crash Site Memorial

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Jerome M. Cohen

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Second Lieutenant

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353rd Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy

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0000-00-00

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Jerome Cohen served in the 353rd Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator on the B-17 #42-97580 during World War II.

On May 29, 1944, his crew took off from Lucera Airfield in Italy on a mission to bomb the Aerodrome in Wollersdorf, Austria. Their bomber was heavily hit by flak (anti-aircraft fire), and the aircraft exploded en route to the bombing site. Of the ten members who parachuted out of the flak-damaged and burning aircraft, 2 were killed, 5 were rescued by partisan forces, 2 were captured and taken as prisoners, and 1 died of wounds. 2Lt Cohen was one of those who were rescued.