Milton Rene Coudyser

Military

Assigned to 549BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Pitts crew.

Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

People

Vincent Louis Pitts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11083591 / T-62345 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-38031

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hit Parade Jr., Joker
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group

43-37842

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lenora Linda
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group

43-38549

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: In Like Flynn
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
An airman of the 385th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38625) nicknamed "Ole Doodle Bug!". Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Handwritten on slide casing: '338625.'

43-38625

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ole Doodle Bug
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group

44-8428

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mac's Hack
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oakland, CA 20 August 1922 Son of Rene Raphael and Sadie Elnorah [Stewart] Coudyser.

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA 2 November 1942 San Francisco, California

Died

Vacaville, CA 23 February 1988

Based

Great Ashfield Assigned to 549BS,385BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date7 Jun 2022 13:57:42
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to biography, events and unit associations
Sources

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138765847
https://www.385thbga.com/records/database/

Date7 Jun 2022 08:43:21
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/628301543
https://www.fold3.com/record/76891997/milton-r-coudyser-social-security…
https://www.fold3.com/record/85063488/milton-r-coudyser-wwii-army-enlis…
https://www.fold3.com/record/622079782/milton-coudyser-1922-veterans-af…
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138765847
https://www.385thbga.com/records/database/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192705852/rene-raphael-coudyser
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192705853/sadie-elnorah-coudyser