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COLEMAN, Vincent Bernard - Date of
birth
12 August 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Providence County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providente, Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-672939 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
579th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1944 - Place of
death
On one of the pastures of a farm called 'Erholung' on the road between Bredstedt and Lutjenholm
Dörpum, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Patrick J. Coleman (father)
Margaret (McGinn) Coleman (mother)
Eileen Coleman (sister)
Agnes C. (Minahan) Coleman (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52083 -
Data
Type: B-24
Nickname: Out House Mouse
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1911
More information
Vincent Coleman was a typist.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Providence, Rhode Island on 10 March 1942.
The bomber crashed in an attempt to make an emergency landing after it was damaged by a German FW-190. When the bomber hit the ground, it turned over and was set on fire.
The entire crew of ten men was killed and initially buried near the edge of the pasture.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Coleman Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards young Men / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Arie-Jan van Hees, Navigator Class Book 43-9 San Marcos, Texas