| Name | Coody, Matthew Earl ‡ |
| Rank | Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 06399273 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 25 July 1943, effective 25 July 1943. |
| Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date | 16 August 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database. |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 16 August 1943 per General Orders #23, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 3 September 1945. |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 295⇓ (3.015 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Lt. Magowan, David, Jr⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Bughman, Leonard Woods⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Dougherty, John (NMI)⇗ | Navigator | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Gudyka, Peter (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | MIA |
| T/SGT. Koves, Ladislaw George⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Schroeder, Albert G⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TR |
| S/SGT. Coody, Matthew Earl | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| PVT. Murray, James B⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Sheets, Robert M⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Ohe, Edward Burton⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑3259⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit On return, landed away at Framlingham, AAF Station 153, with one wounded. Engines #1 & #3 damaged by 20mm shell, many flak holes in ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
| 15⇗ | 15 August 1943 |
Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑5797⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 16⇗ | 16 August 1943 |
Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑5797⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down by enemy aircraft after target; crew bailed out, then aircraft exploded and crashed near Villiers-en-Désœuvre, west of Paris, France. MACR 295 Sortie Report⇗ |