Elmer Harris Coughran
MilitaryAssigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 3 x unidentified destroyed [Ground]. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC, AM (8OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: USAF from 1952-1970, serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bandera, TX 78003, USA | 15 March 1922 | Son of Elmer E and Mabel L Coughran. |
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Enlisted |
San Antonio, TX, USA | 4 September 1942 | |
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Based |
Kings Cliffe | 7 July 1944 - 3 January 1945 | Assigned to 79FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 16 October 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 3 January 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Bexar County, TX, USA | 27 May 2013 | |
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Buried |
1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA | 29 May 2013 | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, Bexar County, TX |
| Austin, TX, USA |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list