Dean Emerson Coolman
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed in B-24 42-94972 'Daisy Mae'. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, 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: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771113
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Daisy Mae!!
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 712th Bomb Squadron 715th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Farmington, Michigan | 1 January 1924 | BornFarmington, Michigan |
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Enlisted |
Detroit, Michigan | 12 November 1942 | EnlistedDetroit, Michigan |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Achern, Germany | 7 January 1945 | Killed in Action (KIA)Achern, Germany |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambridgeshire | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the MissingCambridge American Cemetery and MemorialCoton, Cambs |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR11584