Tribute to Robert D. Cookson Sr. and B-29er's of the Marianas
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  • Uncle Bob's Letters
    • Uncle Bob's Letters 1943 >
      • Jan. 1943
      • Feb. 1943
      • March 1943
      • April 1943
      • May 1943
      • October 1943
      • June 1943
      • July 1943
      • August 1943
      • September 1943
      • November 1943
    • Uncle Bob's Letters 1944 & 1945 >
      • January 1944
      • February 1944
      • March 1944
      • April 1944
      • May 1944
      • June 1944
      • August 1944
      • September 1944
      • October 1944
      • November 1944
      • December 1944
      • January 1945
      • February 1945
      • Last letter mailed home- __06 March 1945__
      • Last letter found in his belongings after his death-not mailed
  • Uncle Bob youth images
  • Uncle Bob Training/Becoming Radar Operator
  • Uncle Bob KIA
  • KIA - The Flight and Collision
  • KIA - The Aftermath
  • Returning Uncle Bob's Remains to the U.S. 1948
  • Z Square 8 CRASH SITE PHOTOS
  • POWs in Hyogo Ken eye-witness accounts, crash of the Z Square 8
  • Visit to Crash Site/Memorial. April 2015
  • Osaka Kempeitai Execution of Nelson and Augunas
  • Aircrews/Missions
  • 500th Bomb Group
  • Z-6 "Draggin' Lady"
  • Z-6 "Booze Hound"
  • Z-7 "Hell's Belle"
  • Z-8 "Mission to Albuquerque"
  • Z-9 "Nina Ross"
  • Z-10 "Punchin' Judy"
  • 1st Incendiary Raid report, Tokyo, 9 March 1945
  • Incendiary Raid Reports, Kobe, 17 March 1945. Z-8 crew lost.
  • Photo Galleries (5 galleries)
  • Unofficial History of the 73rd Wing Book
  • Algy Augunas of Z-8, "Mission to Albuquerque", Radio Operator, POW/Executed
  • Erwin A. Brousek of Z-8 "Mission to Albuquerque", Bombardier
  • Herschel W. Connor of Z-8 "Mission to Albuequerque", Flight Engineer
    • Connor War Diary
  • Robert E. Copeland of Z-8, "Mission to Albuquerque", Pilot/Co-Pilot, KIA
  • George Lucas of Z-8, Crew Chief
  • Richard A. Field of Z-6, "Draggin' Lady", Pilot
  • Richard Dodds of Z-6, of "Draggin' Lady", Pilot-Co/Pilot
  • Douglas F. Bulloch of Z-6, "Draggin' Lady", Left Gunner/Spotter
  • Charles R. Maples of Z-6, "Draggin' Lady", Radio Operator
  • Romeo "Raymond" Rendina of Z-6, "Draggin Lady", Tail Gunner-secondary crew, Engle.
  • Harry Gerson of Z-6, "Booze Hound", Radar Operator-replaced Bob Cookson
  • Francis J. Merrick of Z-6, "Draggin Lady," Navigator
  • Jack L. Heffner of Z-7,and Z-11, "Hell's Belle" and "Holy Joe", Radar Operator
  • Jack Lebid of Z-7, "Hell's Belle", Radio Operator
  • Edwin Lawson of Z-22, "Leading Lady", CFC "Ring" Gunner
  • James R. Farrell of Z-34, "Frisco Nannie", Aircraft Commander
  • Jack V. Arterburn of Z-34, "Frisco Nannie", Flt.Eng.
  • Harold Arbon of Z-36, "Lil Abner," Aircraft Commander
  • Harold Arbon Saipan photo collection
  • Ray "Hap" Halloran of V-27, "Rover Boy Express", Navigator-survived war
  • Billy J. Burgess of E Triangle 27, "Good Deal", CFC Gunner
  • John L. Wright, Circle X 39, "Indiana," CFC Gunner, KIA
  • Nicolas V. Van Ness of Block "O" 15, "Green Hornet", Bombardier
  • Gerald J. Murphy of Aircraft #42-6379, Tail Gunner
  • John R. McNamara Jr., 499th Bomb Group
  • Junichi Ogata of the 56th Sentai, Capt., Fighter pilot
  • Meeting Capt. Ogata's Daughter April 2015
  • Z-8 Scale Tribute Build
  • Tribute Show Car - "Reverence" - Dodge Challenger
  • Misc Mission Reports/Documents of Interest
  • Color Photos on Saipan
  • Mariana Islands Aircraft Designations
  • WWII Surrender Chaplain Observation
  • The B29 Aircraft
  • WWII War Aircraft Facts
  • Comemorative Air Force's B-29 "FiFi"
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Misc. images of our Uncle Bob


Family home
Family home Goshen, Ohio
Family home
Bob and Dick Cookson circa 1924
Rich Cookson (on left) and his younger brother Bob in Goshen, Ohio, circa 1924 (courtesy R.Cookson)

Robert D. Cookson Sr. (seated in the middle), with his sister Lois Eileen on left and older brother Rich standing on his right. Circa 1925
Robert D. Cookson Sr. (seated in the middle), with his sister Lois Eileen on left and older brother Rich standing on his right. Circa 1925
Circa 1927 Uncle Bob 3rd from left
Circa 1927, (from L to R), Steve Karlich, Rich Cookson, Uncle Bob Cookson, and Lois Eileen Cookson.
Siblings
Older brother Rich, Uncle Bob, sister Lois Eileen
Family
Back row, left to right. Bob's sister Lois Eileen, Uncle Bob, Meese girl, Bob's brother Rich. Front row 2nd from left. Bob's sister Jane. All others are Bob's cousins.
Circa 1936, brother Rich Cookson bottom left and Uncle Bob bottom right w/ their cousins
Circa 1936, brother Rich Cookson bottom left and Uncle Bob bottom right w/ their cousins at their grandmother Reichman's farm in Tuscarawas, Ohio
Circa late 1930's, Uncle Bob w/his father Russell.
Circa late 1930's, Uncle Bob w/his father Russell. His father would earn extra money digging graves during the depression.
Circa 1937, Uncle Bob
Circa 1937, Uncle Bob. Probably taken at Tuscora Park, New Philadelphia, Ohio
Circa 1937, Uncle Bob
Circa 1937, Uncle Bob. Probably taken at Tuscora Park, New Philadelphia, Ohio
Uncle Bob back row center
Uncle Bob back row center w/unknowns
Midvale High School 1940
Uncle Bob's Midvale HS Circa 1940
HS Grad pic
Midvale High School graduation
HS Grad pic
Another Midvale High School graduation photograph
Midvale Junior Class 1940
Midvale Junior Class 1940
Midvale Sciene Club 1940
Midvale Sciene Club 1940
Graduation pic 1940
Uncle Bob's graduation pic 1940
1940 Midvale Class Will of Bob Cookson
See the red arrow above for what our Uncle Bob bequeathed to a member of a junior class as his Senior Will for the yearbook in 1940.
Uncle Bob (circa 1941 est.) in Goshen, Ohio
Uncle Bob (circa 1941 est.) in Goshen, Ohio
Bob and Grandfather
Uncle Bob and his grandfather, James Cookson
Uncle Bob left
Uncle Bob and Unknown friend
Bob and son
Uncle Bob with his son, Bobby Dean, on the family tractor, circa 1944, while home on leave
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