Arthur John Coyle
Military
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10215-C61689AC.
Object Number - UPL 26516 - Lt Frederick Gano and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based in England, pose beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Married- Lillian Osterman 31-May-1947, settled in Long Island, NY- 3 children, worked- Robin Line/ Moore McCormack Lines- shipping sales solicitor until his retirement 1983.
Died suddenly 8-Dec-2005 at the age of 86.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19115403 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Lace
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jersey City, NJ | 10 June 1919 | Son of Emma Coyle. Raised in North Bergen, New Jersey |
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Other Marriage |
31 May 1947 | Married Lillian Osterman. | |
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Died |
8 December 2005 | ||
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Buried |
Cemetery of the Holy Rood Westbury, Nassau County, NY | 12 December 2005 | Cemetery of the Holy Rood Westbury, Nassau County, New York |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000