Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Coffman, Beryl (NMI) ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant / Technical Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
37407171 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #39 dated 27 February 1944, effective 27 February 1944. |
| Duty |
Radio Operator / Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date |
13 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 13 April 1944 per General Orders #31, Headquarters, Miami District, AAF Personnel Distribution Command dated 12 October 1945. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 3872⇓ (36.923 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
88⇗ |
11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑97231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
89⇗ |
13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑97231⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down by Me-109s near Coblenz at 1320 hrs; crashed near Reichenbach, Odenwald, Germany. MACR 3872
Sortie Report⇗ |
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