Basil Arthur Coats
Military
Personal Photo
Object Number - UPL 25367 - Basil Arthur Coats
Shot down 5 June 1944 in B-17 42-97473 'Hap's Hazard. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Crew Number 67
Connections
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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: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hap's Hazard aka Mairzy Doats aka Berlin Express
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Konzentrationslager Buchenwald
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
16 December 1919 | ||
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Enlisted |
7 November 1942 | ||
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Died |
2 April 2008 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
5 June 1944 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- he records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Coats%2C+Basil+A
Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015
Personal Knowledge; Basil is my cousin.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5481 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
