Coburn Clark King
Military
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Pilots and Officers of No. 133 (Eagle) Squadron at Biggin Hill, June 1942.
Standing L-R: Lt. Leonard T. Ryerson, Lt. George H. Middleton, R. Beatty, E. Miller, D. Gudmundsen, D. Lambert, Dominic S. Gentile, J. Emerson (Intelligence Officer), F. Chapman (Medical Officer), J. Stavely-Dick (Adjutant), Grant E. Eichar and Carl H. Miley.
Sitting L-R: G. Harp, William Arends, G. Omens, E. Taylor, Coburn C. King, T. Thomas (Commanding Officer), Donald J. M.Blakeslee, George B. Sperry, E. Doorley, K. Kimbro and W. Baker.
Standing L-R: Lt. Leonard T. Ryerson, Lt. George H. Middleton, R. Beatty, E. Miller, D. Gudmundsen, D. Lambert, Dominic S. Gentile, J. Emerson (Intelligence Officer), F. Chapman (Medical Officer), J. Stavely-Dick (Adjutant), Grant E. Eichar and Carl H. Miley.
Sitting L-R: G. Harp, William Arends, G. Omens, E. Taylor, Coburn C. King, T. Thomas (Commanding Officer), Donald J. M.Blakeslee, George B. Sperry, E. Doorley, K. Kimbro and W. Baker.
Changed spelling from 'Eicher' to 'Eichar'. See:
http://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/grant-eichar
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15252032
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, Killed in Action (KIA) 31-7-42.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Spitfire
- Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Memorial
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
31 July 1942 | Killed in Action (KIA) | |
Born |
Son of Alonzo W. and Julia E. King. Husband of Pauline King. | ||
Buried |
Monument Way W, Woking, Surrey GU21 5EN, UK | Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK. | |
Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
Other Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | 31 July 1942 | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
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Sources
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia