William J Coffman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5908. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5908

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

29 July 1943

Born

Topeka, Kansas, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 29 July 1943

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:16
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Sources

ABMC; MACR 3069,

href="http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-COF04…">http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-COF04…; / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3069 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database