Arthur E Coyne

Military

Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb Eller railroad bridge hit by fighters, rolled onto its back, split into two crashed near Auderath, Germany. 23-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11549.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-25646
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Lil Jan
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron

Missions

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95865) nicknamed "Sky Hag" of the 391st Bomb Group.
  • Date: 23 December 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Harrison County, WV, USA 14 October 1917 Son of Henry Christopher and Mary Aloysius [Coughlin] Coyne.

Enlisted

Clarksburg, WV, USA 19 March 1942

Died

56766 Auderath, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to bomb Eller railroad bridge hit by fighters, rolled onto its back, split into two crashed near Auderath, Germany. 23-Dec-44. KIA. MACR 11549.

Based

Rivenhall 23 December 1944 Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Interred Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial
Wisconsin, USA

Buried

Clarksburg, WV, USA Re-Interred Holy Cross Cemetery Clarksburg WV USA