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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Thurlie D. Cooke

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Pineville, West Virginia

Honored By

Gene & Mary Moxley

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

STAFF SERGEANT. FLIGHT ENGINEER, RIGHT WAIST GUNNER ON B-24 (RUM-DUM), 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 780TH SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON AUGUST 3, 1944 AND HELD AS POW AT STALAG LUFT IV. HE ESCAPED 4 TIMES AND WAS LIBERATED BY THE RUSSIANS IN 1945.