Coyle J Acuff

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) - shot down by flak and crashed near Paris on 6/27/44 in B-24 #41-29496



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32335390
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Instrument Specialist / Mechanic / Aerial Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Aries, Ram it Damnit
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

27 June 1944

Died

1 January 1978

Born

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 6744;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- ww.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6744