Basil Arthur Coats
Military
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Basil Arthur Coats
Personal Photo
Shot down 5 June 1944 in B-17 42-97473 'Hap's Hazard. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Crew Number 67
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hap's Hazard aka Mairzy Doats aka Berlin Express
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Konzentrationslager Buchenwald
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
16 December 1919 | ||
Enlisted |
7 November 1942 | ||
Died |
2 April 2008 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
5 June 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- he records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Coats%2C+Basil+A
Contributorkaymccary
Changes
Sources
Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015
Personal Knowledge; Basil is my cousin.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5481 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database