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World War II Honoree

Killed In Action

William Cohen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Queens, New York

Honored By

Alexander Jacobs Jr

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE 5TH AIR FORCE, 345TH BOMB GROUP, 498TH BOMB SQUADRON AT IE SHIMA AIRFIELD, OKINAWA. RADIO OPERATOR/GUNNER ON A B-25 LIBERATOR BOMBER THAT CRASH LANDED INTO THE SEA WHILE ON A MISSION OFF KUMAMOTO, KYUSHU ISLAND, JAPAN. HE WAS CAPTURED AND HELD AS A POW UNTIL BEING EXECUTED BY THE JAPANESE AUGUST 15, 1945. AWARDED AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AND PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL.