Anne Cobb thanks Lt. Col. Rebecca Sunkiss for a plaque she presented to her from the 15th Airlift Squadron at the Italian Commemoration Ceremony for the B-17 of the Aguille des Glaciers, September 3, Courmayeur, Italy. Colonel Sonkiss, commander, 15 Airlift Squadron and 12 others from Joint Base Charleston participated in two commemoration ceremonies for the crew of B-17 #43-39388 in Courmayeur, Italy and Bourg Saint Maurice on September 3rd and 4th. The B-17 crew was from the 15th Troop Carrier Squadron which is now the 15th AS. Dignitaries and family members of the crew were in attendanc
Anne Cobb thanks Lt. Col. Rebecca Sunkiss for a plaque she presented to her from the 15th Airlift Squadron at the Italian Commemoration Ceremony for the B-17 of the Aguille des Glaciers, September 3, Courmayeur, Italy. Colonel Sonkiss, commander, 15 Airlift Squadron and 12 others from Joint Base Charleston participated in two commemoration ceremonies for the crew of B-17 #43-39388 in Courmayeur, Italy and Bourg Saint Maurice on September 3rd and 4th. The B-17 crew was from the 15th Troop Carrier Squadron which is now the 15th AS. Dignitaries and family members of the crew were in attendance. The entire eight man crew was lost after their aircraft went down on Aiguille des Glaciers, one of the rugged peaks in the French Alps. It is near Mont Blanc, the highest point in Europe and close to the French-Italian border. They were assigned to the European Air Transport Command, 61st Troop Carrier Group, 15th Troop carrier Squadron during WWII. Cobb is the daughter of Lawrence Lofton Cobb Jr., who was a co-pilot on the ill-fated B-17. She is also the president of the Committee for the commemoration of the B-17 of the Auigille des Glaciers. Staff Sgt. Nicole Mickle Released
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