Mark E Coates
Military
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UPL 31563
1st Lt Mark E Coates 383FS, 364FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 330FS, 329FG, 4AF. Transferred to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited 2 x kills. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Honington
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fresno, CA, USA | 28 December 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), 5175 E Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727, USA | 25 July 1942 | Hammer Field Fresno, CA |
Other Based |
LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT), Ontario, CA 91761, USA | 1 March 1944 - 26 May 1944 | Assigned to 330FS, 329FG, 4AF USAAF. Ontario AAF, CA. |
Based |
Honington | 26 May 1944 | Transferred to 383FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other E/A Destroyed [2] |
Nordhausen, Germany | 21 November 1944 | 2 x Fw190 destroyed Sth Nordhausen 21-Nov-44. |
Other E/A Damaged |
Nordhausen, Germany | 21 November 1944 | Fw190 damaged Sth Nordhausen 21-Nov-44. |
Other Crashed |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1EE, UK | 18 December 1944 | Crash landed P-51D 44-13933 Honington 18-Dec-44 due to engine failure. |
Died |
Gleneden Beach, Lincoln Beach, OR 97388, USA | 26 September 1995 | |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
Other Promotion |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1EE, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Sources
GENERAL ORDER # 554, dated 23 November 1944: From Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding Brigadier General Turner.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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