Coyle J Acuff
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) - shot down by flak and crashed near Paris on 6/27/44 in B-24 #41-29496
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32335390
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Instrument Specialist / Mechanic / Aerial Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Aries, Ram it Damnit
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of war |
27 June 1944 | ||
Died |
1 January 1978 | ||
Born |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 6744;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- ww.388bg.info/Personnel.html
ContributorAAM
Changes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6744