Coburn Glenn Arledge

Military

Retired from the USAF with the rank of Major.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 365th Fighter Group

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Birmingham, AL, USA 1 September 1923

Other

Shot Down

50490 Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, France 7 June 1944 Shot down by flak. He was captured after bailing out. He was wounded but was able to evade capture for a week

Other

Captured

50700 Morville, France 14 June 1944

Other

POW

Zagan, Poland 15 June 1944 - 29 April 1945 Stalag Luft III

Died

Huntsville, AL, USA 15 September 1985

Buried

Huntsville, AL, USA Valhalla Memory Gardens Huntsville Madison County Alabama, USA