John P Coleman

Military

Had mid air collision and crashed at Dudweiler on 7/31/44 in B-24 #41-28818, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Erie, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 31 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7752 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database