Leroy A Coy
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21298 - Leroy Coy, Randolph, 388th BG, KIA
Hit by flak on the return from a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-3548 crashed E of Halern, GR. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Willie
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 23 March 1944 | |
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Born |
Randolph, Iowa, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Sources
ABMC; MACR 3593, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3593 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
