James Benton Coulson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 60871 - Sgt James B. Coulson

Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 26-Nov-44 in B-17 42-102565 'The Ugly Duckling. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

 

Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Ugly Duckling
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sioux City, Iowa, USA 3 April 1925 Born Sioux City, Iowa

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

IJsselmeer, Netherlands 26 November 1944 Killed in Action (KIA) IJsselmeer, Netherlands

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium 1 January 1946 Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Plot B Row 17 Grave 1

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11147 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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