Martin Downard Coffey
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 50526 - 2nd Lt Martin Downard Coffey, 339FG
Assigned to 339FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in P-47 43-25581 10-Jun-44 crashed near Gace whilst strafing truck convoy Killed in Action (KIA).
MACR 5585.
Awards: PH.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 350th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Oregon, USA | 2 July 1920 | |
|
Enlisted |
Portland, OR, USA | 22 April 1942 | Portland, Oregon |
|
Based Transferred |
Raydon | 4 May 1944 - 10 June 1944 | Transferred to 350FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
61230 Gacé, France | 10 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) in P-47 43-25581 10-Jun-44 crashed near Gace whilst strafing truck convoy KIA MACR 5585. |
|
Based |
Fowlmere | 4 May 1944 | Assigned to 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Lake Oswego, OR, USA | |||
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington , Virginia Sec: 11, Site: 220SH |
Revisions
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 5585;
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