Coler, Eugene Seeley, Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Primary Unit
1951-1953, 7th Air Division
Service Years
1942 - 1953
Colonel

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Home State
New York
New York
Year of Birth
1896
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Newark, New Jersey
Last Address
Gerrards Cross,
Buckinghamshire, England

Date of Passing
Aug 30, 1953
 
Location of Interment
Green Wood Cemetery - Brooklyn, New York
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Lot 25616, section 140

 Official Badges 

US Army Honorable Discharge WW II Honorable Discharge Pin


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Air Ace




 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He destroyed 16 enemy aircraft in aerial combat while flying with the Royal Air Force in 1918.
He became a doctor between the wars and was a medical officer in WWII and afterwards.
 

   
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Sources:
http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=978
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Coler
http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/usa/coler.php
http://www.319thbombgroup.com/
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105920165

   

  1943-1943, XII Bomber Command

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From Month/Year
February / 1943
To Month/Year
October / 1943
Unit
XII Bomber Command Unit Page
Rank
Major
AFSC/MOS
Not Specified
Base, Station or City
Algeria and Tunisia
State/Country
Not Specified
   
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 XII Bomber Command Details

XII Bomber Command

The XII Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with the Twelfth Air Force, based in Corsica, France. It was constituted on 26 February 1942, activated on 13 March 1942, and inactivated on 10 June 1944.
It was assigned to Twelfth Air Force in August 1942 and transferred, without personnel and equipment, to England where the command was re-formed. Moved to North Africa, with the first of its elements arriving during the invasion in November 1942. Served in combat in the Mediterranean theater until 1 November 1943 when most of the personnel were withdrawn and reassigned to Fifteenth Air Force. Received additional personnel in January 1944 and served in combat until 1 March 1944. It was finally disbanded in Corsica on 10 June 1944.


Type
HQ/ Command Element
 
Parent Unit
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF)
Strength
Command
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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14 Members Also There at Same Time
XII Bomber Command

Cannon, John Kenneth, Gen, (1917-1954) A23 AAF MOS 1060 Brigadier General
Baker, James M., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1082 First Lieutenant
Thayer, Reginald Holden, Capt, (1941-1953) First Lieutenant
Barnes, George M., 2nd Lt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1054 Second Lieutenant
Baughman, Joseph R., 2nd Lt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1054 Second Lieutenant
Bernstein, Robert, 2nd Lt, (1942-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Second Lieutenant
Bond, Harold Arthur, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Alexander, Hayward Shumard, TSgt, (1942-1945) A25 AAF MOS 755 Technical Sergeant
Barnett, Samuel Lester, TSgt, (1941-1943) A07 AAF MOS 748 Technical Sergeant
Brock, Dale W., TSgt, (1941-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Technical Sergeant
Anderson, Eugene H., SSgt, (1940-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Barnhart, Jack Glen, SSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Ball, John L., Sgt, (1941-1943) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant
Golphenee, Gail Benton Ford, Sgt, (1938-1946) A01 AAF MOS 573 Sergeant

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