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1LT John Allison Coen Jr.

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1LT John Allison Coen Jr.

Birth
Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 Mar 1943 (aged 26)
At Sea
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot
Plot B Row 16 Grave 37
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Pilot of B-17 #4229537. Shot down by fighters March 28, 1943 over the English Channel about one mile north of Fecamp, France.

The assigned target was marshaling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville.
Pilot of B-17 #4229537. Shot down by fighters March 28, 1943 over the English Channel about one mile north of Fecamp, France.

The assigned target was marshaling yards at Rouen/ Sotteville.

Inscription

John A. Coen
1Lt ~ 324th Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy
West Virginia ~ March 28, 1943

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from West Virginia. Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

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  • Maintained by: Frogman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56643332/john_allison-coen: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT John Allison Coen Jr. (19 Jun 1916–28 Mar 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56643332, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).