Alvin Beauford Cooter

Military

Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EMEA.

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Units served with

Aircraft

Two 56th Fighter Group P-47 Thunderbolts serial number 41-6319 HV-M and 42-7943 UN-K of the 61st Fighter Squadron and of the 63rd Fighter Squadron respectively, collided in mid-air on the 5 February 1944.
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 38th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Miss Fern Ann
  • Unit: 55th Fighter Group 343rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Lieutenant-Colonel Elwyn G. Righetti of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group stands beside his P-51 Mustang, "Katydid". Print signed 'Best of everything your big loud Elwyn', 1944-1945.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Tarrant County, TX, USA 20 February 1924

Enlisted

Dallas, TX, USA 9 October 1942

Other

Crashed

Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3SD, UK 25 April 1945 Landing Accident Wormingford/Sta 159 Cat 3 damage 2Lt Alvin B Cooter, 25-Apr-45. P-51B 43-6319W - OT 55FG 8AF  

Other

Crashed

Wormingford, Colchester CO6 3SD, UK 6 May 1945 Landing Accident Wormingford/Sta 159 Cat 3 damage 2Lt Alvin B Cooter, 6-May-45. P-51D 44-14130 - 343FS 55FG 8AF  

Based

Raydon 6 July 1945 - 19 September 1945 Transferred to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour Duty (ETD)

England, UK 19 September 1945 Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Died

Dallas County, TX, USA 13 October 1986

Buried

Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home, 7405 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75225, USA Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park Dallas, Dallas County, TX

Based

Wormingford 6 July 1945 Assigned to 343FS, 55FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list