Coy H Newport

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Keschnick on 11/5/44 in B-17 'Windy Lou' #4231780



PH/Air Medal/ EAME Ribbon

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31780

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Windy Lou
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 November 2001

Born

New London, North Carolina, USA

Buried

New London, North Carolina

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 5 November 1944

Revisions

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Sources

1999 Unit Roster MACR 10346 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10346 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database