World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dennis C. Cole
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Westby, Wisconsin
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 16115245. TAIL GUNNER WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 853RD BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-24 WITH THE SERIAL # 44-10534, ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY, WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS JUST AFTER BOMBING. THE BOMBER CRASHED NEAR RIESTE, GERMANY. HE AND 7 CREW MEMBERS SAVED THEMSELVES BY PARACHUTE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER.