Cudworth Elmer Lincoln, Jr.

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Elmer Lincoln, Jr. Cudworth is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Memorial to the 42nd Bomb Wing Aviators

B-26 Marauder 'My Gal II' (43-34605) Crash Memorial

Name:

Elmer Lincoln, Jr. Cudworth

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-819760

Unit:

441st Bomber Squadron, 320th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1945-01-19

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Elmer Lincoln Cudworth, Jr. was born on May 29, 1916, in Newport, Rhode Island, to Elmer and Nettie Florence Cudworth. He attended the Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, graduating in 1939, and married Elizabeth E. Hirsch in 1941. Following his graduation, he worked for the John Wyeth Corporation until enlisting in the United States Army Air Forces in October 1942.

After qualifying as a B-26 Marauder pilot, Cudworth was assigned to the 441st Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 320th Bombardment Group, of the Twelfth Air Force. Operating from bases in Sardinia and Corsica, his unit conducted bombing missions in support of Allied operations in Italy before relocating to Dijon, France, in November 1944. During his service, Cudworth completed more than 25 combat missions.

On January 19, 1945, Cudworth was serving as co-pilot aboard the B-26 Marauder 'My Gal II' during a bombing mission targeting a supply dump near Achern, Germany. While flying over Besan�on, France, the aircraft developed engine trouble, forcing the crew to attempt a return to base. To prevent civilian casualties and damage to the village below, the crew chose not to jettison their bombs or abandon the aircraft. The bomber subsequently crashed, killing all crew members aboard. Cudworth was buried at the �pinal American Cemetery in France.

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