World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert D. Cookson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Honored By
500th Bomb Group Memorial Association
ON A BOMBING MISSION ON KOBE ON MARCH 16-17, 1945, WAS THE RADAR OPERATOR WITH THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT ON Z SQUARE 8, 'MISSION TO ALBUQUERQUE' OF THE 881ST SQUADRON. THE PLANE WAS RAMMED OVER KOBE ABOUT TWO MILES NORTH OF THE CITY.