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COURY, Charles John "Buddy" - Date of
birth
17 January 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36566693 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
409th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
9 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bitburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Abraham M. Coury (father)
Catherine (Somolitis) Coury (mother)
Glen A. Coury (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95168 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Alley Cat
Destination: Mainz, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 9348
More information
The aircraft was hit by German anti-aircraft fire, causing three of its four engines to fail.Part of the crew managed to bail out by parachute and was taken prisoner, but unfortunately Charles J. Coury did not survive the crash.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: Peter Schouteten