Albert B Coven
MilitaryAssigned to 791BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. B-24 42-52424 'JACK THE RIPPER II' crashed at Manston after mission to Lille, France. Group mission No. 89. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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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: 467th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Jack the Ripper II
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Manhattan, NY | 3 February 1919 | Son of David Coven. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Dix, NJ | 13 February 1942 | Fort Dix, New Jersey |
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Died |
Manston, UK | 3 August 1944 | Crashed at Manston after mission to Lille, France. Group mission No. 89. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
4 August 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
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Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY | 27 October 1948 | Re-Interred Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York |
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Based |
Rackheath | 3 August 1944 | Assigned to 791BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2644702/albert-b-coven
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Watts book p 136