Carl Wentworth Coker
Military
42-31613
UPL 60235
B-17 42-31613 'Sharon Kay'
Rear L-R: Eugene E Hamblin, Donald E Bennett, Clement “Clem” J Dreyer, Fred J Michel, George Brassovan Jr, Jack Sorkin.
Front L-R: Carl W Coker, Ed Stapleton, James H McIlroy, Donald D Merrick.
Rear L-R: Eugene E Hamblin, Donald E Bennett, Clement “Clem” J Dreyer, Fred J Michel, George Brassovan Jr, Jack Sorkin.
Front L-R: Carl W Coker, Ed Stapleton, James H McIlroy, Donald D Merrick.
Assigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Force landing in B-17 42-31613 Sharon Kay. RTD
Awards: DFC, American Campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sharon Kay
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron 749th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
McComb, Mississippi | 8 October 1920 | Born McComb, Mississippi |
Died |
Quincy, Illinois | 31 March 2006 | Died Quincy, Illinois |
Buried |
Pontoppidan Cemetery, Illinois | 5 April 2006 | Interred Pontoppidan Cemetery Elliott, Ford County, Illinois |