William J Coffey Jr
MilitaryKilled in ACtion (KIA) in B-26C-15-MA 41-34958 'Hazard' [RG:F] 386BG/552BS while serving as Navigator/Bombardier. The aircraft was cut in half by flak in target area of Boulogne, France and crashed there. 386th BG was part of the 8th BG from July-October 1943.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Hazard
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
9 September 1943 | Killed when aircraft took a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire and crashed at the target of Boulogne, France. | |
Buried |
Buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 10, Grave 41. |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.
Lee Cunningham 4-Jun-2015. Added decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; Added SN and KIA event per MACR 15266; Made connections to Place, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited Summary biograpy adding call sign, unit association and crew position.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15266,Combat Chronology Supplement p. 548, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 279.