Coburn Glenn Arledge
MilitaryRetired from the USAF with the rank of Major.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Birmingham, AL, USA | 1 September 1923 | |
Other Shot Down |
50490 Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, France | 7 June 1944 | Shot down by flak. He was captured after bailing out. He was wounded but was able to evade capture for a week |
Other Captured |
50700 Morville, France | 14 June 1944 | |
Other POW |
Zagan, Poland | 15 June 1944 - 29 April 1945 | Stalag Luft III |
Died |
Huntsville, AL, USA | 15 September 1985 | |
Buried |
Huntsville, AL, USA | Valhalla Memory Gardens Huntsville Madison County Alabama, USA |