John A COEN | ||||||||
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ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-662748 (15071136) | |||||||
AGE | 27 yo | |||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 1916 PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||
STATE | WEST VIRGINIA | |||||||
FAMILY | Parent: John Allison & Lulu E. Yates COEN Siblings: Robert P, William, Jane, Roger, Sarah & Mary | |||||||
RANK | 1st Lieutenant | |||||||
FONCTION | Pilot | |||||||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Skilled construction occupations | |||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 7 november 1941 Fort Hayes Columbus OHIO | |||||||
SQUADRON | 324th Bomb Squadron | |||||||
GROUP | 91st Bomb Group | |||||||
ARMY | 8th Air Force | |||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 28 march 1943 | |||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Paluel (76) | |||||||
DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-60-BO - s/n 42-29537 DF*L 5 parachutes would have been observed | |||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville | |||||||
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STORY | ||||||||
Crew of John A. COEN, during a debriefing on March 22, 1943.
B 17 du 324th Training
Stele in memory of the crew of B 17
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Book on simple heroesEdition of the Committee of Letters of Grainville-la-Teinturière and History of the Valley of Durdent 2012 |
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INFORMATION SOURCE | Francecrashes39-45.net - Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com |
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PICTURE SOURCE | Daniel LEFEBVRE - 91stbombgroup.com - Grieme.org - Aerosteles.net - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Fieldsofhonor-database.com - Valentin GASCHER |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |
Very moved by the effort made by the individuals that enabled the monument to be errected