William R Coleman
Military ROLL OF HONOURETTG, Holdom Crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. Shot down 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30011 "Widget". MACR 133. Killed in Action (KIA). Originally buried at St Andre-Eureaux, FR. Reinterred in the Arlington National Cemetery.
Hutchinson, KS
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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: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735969
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35319053
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39393396
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-737416
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792594
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Widget
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
5 February 1917 | ||
Enlisted |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 133 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 133 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database