Wayne Monroe Coffey
MilitaryFar right S/Sgt Darrell E Longley top turret gunner
Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Martyniak Crew. On mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. RTD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (4stars)
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35589038
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11018677 / O-754288
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Captain
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Caldwell County, NC | 7 August 1921 | Son of James William and Thursa Elmira 'Myra' [Suddreth]Coffey. |
Enlisted |
Asheville, NC | 21 October 1942 | Asheville, North Carolina |
Other Ditched channel RTD |
30 miles W of Jersey | 8 June 1944 | Mission to Kerlin-Bastard, France 8-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97238; Ditched in channel 30 miles W of Jersey due to flak damage, rescued by ASR. RTD |
Died |
Wilkesboro, NC | 27 May 1999 | |
Buried |
Scenic Memorial Gardens, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, NC | 30 May 1999 | Scenic Memorial Gardens Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, NC |
Based |
Ridgewell | Assigned to 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Lenoir, NC |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx