Earl E Koehler

Military

Flew 31 Missions over Europe. On Oscherleben mission he was hit by flak, knocking him unconscious.

WWII Victory Medal; American Campaign Medal; European African Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon w/ 3 Bronze Battle Stars; 1 Overseas Service Bar; 2 Purple Hearts, Silver star

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Merrill, Wisconsin 28 September 1922

Died

26 August 2013

Buried

Merrill, Wisconsin

Revisions

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Sources

Documents, relatives, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=671 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia